Abstract: An electronic lock according to an embodiment includes an exterior escutcheon on an unsecure side of the door, an interior escutcheon on a secure side of the door, a printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) positioned within the exterior escutcheon, and a plurality of ultra wideband (UWB) antennas secured to an exterior-facing side of the PCBA, wherein the plurality of UWB antennas comprises a first UWB antenna and a second UWB antenna configured to operate on a first UWB channel, and wherein the second UWB antenna is positioned no greater than one half of a wavelength of the first UWB channel from the first UWB antenna along a first axis.

Abstract: A method including transmitting, by a handler device associated with package handler, a message to an access control system requesting access to a secure container secured by an electronic lock mechanism; determining, by the access control system, whether the package handler is authorized to access the secure container based on the received message; transmitting, by the access control system, an unlock command to the secure container in response to a determination that the package handler is authorized to access the secure container; and unlocking the electronic lock mechanism of the secure container in response to successful authentication of the unlock command.

Abstract: A system according to one embodiment includes a first computing device comprising ultra-wideband communication circuitry, and a second computing device comprising ultra-wideband communication circuitry configured to communicate with the ultra-wideband communication circuitry of the first computing device to determine the angle and distance of the first computing device relative to the second computing device.

Abstract: An electronic lock according to an embodiment includes an exterior escutcheon on an unsecure side of the door, an interior escutcheon on a secure side of the door, a printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) positioned within the exterior escutcheon, and a plurality of ultra wideband (UWB) antennas secured to an exterior-facing side of the PCBA, wherein the plurality of UWB antennas comprises a first UWB antenna and a second UWB antenna configured to operate on a first UWB channel, and wherein the second UWB antenna is positioned no greater than one half of a wavelength of the first UWB channel from the first UWB antenna along a first axis.

Abstract: A system according to one embodiment includes an access control device comprising a lock mechanism configured to secure access to a passageway, and a UWB accessory device configured to receive a credential of the mobile device via Bluetooth communication, determine, using UWB ranging of the UWB accessory device, a location of a mobile device relative to the passageway secured by the lock mechanism of the access control device, determine whether a user of the mobile device intends to access the passageway based on the determined location of the user relative to the passageway, and communicate an indication that the user intends to access the passageway to the electronic lock via Bluetooth communication, and wherein the access control device is configured to unlock the lock mechanism in response to the indication that the user intends to access the passageway.

Abstract: An exemplary Internet of Things (IoT) module for a lockset includes a housing assembly configured for mounting with the lockset, a controller, a wireless transceiver, and a sensor array, and may further include an LED array. The controller is in communication with an external device via the wireless transceiver, and is configured to transmit to the external device information received from the sensor array. The controller is further configured to control operation of the LED array based on information received from at least one of the sensor array or the external device.

Abstract: A method including transmitting, by a handler device associated with package handler, a message to an access control system requesting access to a secure container secured by an electronic lock mechanism; determining, by the access control system, whether the package handler is authorized to access the secure container based on the received message; transmitting, by the access control system, an unlock command to the secure container in response to a determination that the package handler is authorized to access the secure container; and unlocking the electronic lock mechanism of the secure container in response to successful authentication of the unlock command.

Abstract: A method according to an embodiment includes discovering, by a mobile device, an access control device via Bluetooth communication, authenticating, by the access control device, a credential of the mobile device over a Bluetooth communication connection established between the mobile device and the access control device, receiving, with a UWB subsystem of the access control device during a UWB ranging session between the mobile device and the access control device, UWB data indicative of a location of the mobile device relative to the access control device, determining, by the access control device, whether a user of the mobile device intends to access a passageway secured by the access control device based on the UWB data and satisfying one or more intent criteria, and performing, by the access control device, a predefined function in response to determining that the user of the mobile device intends to access the passageway.

Abstract: An electronic lock according to an embodiment includes an exterior escutcheon on an unsecure side of the door, an interior escutcheon on a secure side of the door, a printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) positioned within the exterior escutcheon, and a plurality of ultra wideband (UWB) antennas secured to an exterior-facing side of the PCBA, wherein the plurality of UWB antennas comprises a first UWB antenna and a second UWB antenna configured to operate on a first UWB channel, and wherein the second UWB antenna is positioned no greater than one half of a wavelength of the first UWB channel from the first UWB antenna along a first axis.

Abstract: A method for seamless access control according to one embodiment includes determining whether a user is authorized to access a passageway controlled by an access control device based on credential data received from a mobile device of the user, determining, by a RADAR system, a location of the user relative to the passageway, determining whether the user intends to access the passageway based on the determined location of the user relative to the passageway, and controlling, by the access control device, a lock mechanism to allow the user access to the passageway in response to determining that the user is authorized to access the passageway and the user intends to access the passageway.

Abstract: A system according to one embodiment includes an access control device comprising a lock mechanism configured to secure access to a passageway, and a UWB accessory device configured to receive a credential of the mobile device via Bluetooth communication, determine, using UWB ranging of the UWB accessory device, a location of a mobile device relative to the passageway secured by the lock mechanism of the access control device, determine whether a user of the mobile device intends to access the passageway based on the determined location of the user relative to the passageway, and communicate an indication that the user intends to access the passageway to the electronic lock via Bluetooth communication, and wherein the access control device is configured to unlock the lock mechanism in response to the indication that the user intends to access the passageway.

Abstract: A system according to one embodiment includes a first computing device comprising ultra-wideband communication circuitry, and a second computing device comprising ultra-wideband communication circuitry configured to communicate with the ultra-wideband communication circuitry of the first computing device to determine the angle and distance of the first computing device relative to the second computing device.

Abstract: A method according to an embodiment includes receiving UWB data indicative of a distance of a mobile device relative to the access control device and a SNR of signals received by a plurality of UWB antennas, inferring a side of the passageway at which the mobile device is located based on the distance of the mobile device relative to the access control device and also based on the SNR of the signals, estimating a travel time of the mobile device to the passageway based on the UWB data if the inferred side of the passageway based on the distance of the mobile device is different from the side of the passageway inferred based on the SNR of the signals, and determining the side of the passageway at which the mobile device is located to be an unsecure side of the passageway if the travel time exceeds a predefined threshold time.

Abstract: A method for seamless access control according to one embodiment includes determining whether a user is authorized to access a passageway controlled by an access control device based on credential data received from a mobile device of the user, determining, by a RADAR system, a location of the user relative to the passageway, determining whether the user intends to access the passageway based on the determined location of the user relative to the passageway, and controlling, by the access control device, a lock mechanism to allow the user access to the passageway in response to determining that the user is authorized to access the passageway and the user intends to access the passageway.

Abstract: A method of reducing a power consumption of wireless communication circuitry of an edge device according to one embodiment includes determining a delivery traffic indication map (DTIM) interval of a wireless access point communicatively coupled to the edge device via the wireless communication circuitry of the edge device and adjusting a wake-up interval of the wireless communication circuitry of the edge device based on the DTIM interval to reduce the power consumption of the wireless communication circuitry of the edge device.

Abstract: An exemplary Internet of Things (IoT) module for a lockset includes a housing assembly configured for mounting with the lockset, a controller, a wireless transceiver, and a sensor array, and may further include an LED array. The controller is in communication with an external device via the wireless transceiver, and is configured to transmit to the external device information received from the sensor array. The controller is further configured to control operation of the LED array based on information received from at least one of the sensor array or the external device.

Abstract: An electronic lock according to an embodiment includes an exterior escutcheon on an unsecure side of the door, an interior escutcheon on a secure side of the door, a printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) positioned within the exterior escutcheon, and a plurality of ultra wideband (UWB) antennas secured to an exterior-facing side of the PCBA, wherein the plurality of UWB antennas comprises a first UWB antenna and a second UWB antenna configured to operate on a first UWB channel, and wherein the second UWB antenna is positioned no greater than one half of a wavelength of the first UWB channel from the first UWB antenna along a first axis.

Abstract: A method according to an embodiment includes receiving UWB data by an access control device, performing predictive analysis on the UWB data to generate expected location data associated with a location of a mobile device, determining a velocity of the mobile device and a heading of the mobile device based on the UWB data, determining whether the mobile device is on course to a passageway associated with the access control device based on the velocity and the heading of the mobile device, performing state estimation to determine whether the mobile device is within a secure distance threshold from the passageway, wherein the secure distance threshold dynamically changes based on the velocity of the mobile device, and inferring ingress intent of a user of the mobile device in response to determining that the mobile device is within the secure distance threshold and on course to the passageway.