Patents
US 9007173 B2: System and method for accessing a structure using directional antennas and a wireless token
- Granted
- 2015-04-14
- Filed
- 2014-04-15 application 14253122
- Type
- Utility · 25 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A wireless device access system that employs directional antennas for short-range wireless communication to detect the proximity and orientation of a user device with respect to a structure is disclosed. The access system receives and authenticates an unlock request and confirms the proximity and orientation of the user device prior to transmitting an unlock command to the structure. This authentication may occur through the use of substantially opposing directional antennas separated by a ground plane. Additionally, the wireless device may require the proximity of a user token prior to operation and/or the access system may include an override within the structure blocking any unlock command.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg150414.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yikes LLC 8 patents | US company or organization | Wolcott, IN | Yikes LLC Form D issuer EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim E. McIntyre | Mooresville, IN | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Andrew Robertson | Wolcott, IN | 12 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| William Benjamin Robertson | Wolcott, IN | 13 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G07C | Time or attendance registers; registering or indicating the working of machines; generating random numbers; voting or lottery apparatus; arrangements, systems or apparatus for checking not provided for elsewhere | G07C9/00309 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H04W | Wireless communication networks | H04W4/023 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H04L | Transmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication | H04L63/0853 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-07-27 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | YIKES CORPORATION signed 2016-07-27 YIKES, LLC signed 2016-07-27 | MARTIN, MICHAEL W. CEDAR PARK, TX | 39274/678 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2014-04-15 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | MCINTYRE, JIM E signed 2014-04-09 ROBERTSON, ANDREW JOSEPH signed 2014-04-14 ROBERTSON, WILLIAM BENJAMIN signed 2014-04-14 | YIKES LLC MONTICELLO, IN | 32676/35 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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