Patents by Inventor Tomas Jonsson

Tomas Jonsson has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 12656472
    Abstract: It is provided a method for detecting people, the method being performed by a people detector provided by a doorway. The method comprises the steps of: receiving an open signal indicating that a door of the doorway is open; setting a people sensor of the people detector in an active mode based on receiving the open signal; detecting when a person passes through the doorway, using the people sensor; receiving a closed signal indicating that the door of the doorway is closed; transmitting a result of the step of detecting, wherein the step of transmitting is performed based on receiving the closed signal; and setting the people sensor in a power save mode based on receiving the closed signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: ASSA ABLOY AB
    Inventor: Tomas Jonsson
  • Publication number: 20260095651
    Abstract: It is provided a people detector (1) for detecting when people pass through a doorway. The people detector (1) comprises: a first image source (11); a second image source (12): a processor (60); and a memory (64) storing instructions (67) that, when executed by the processor, cause the people detector (1) to: receive a first stream of images from the first image source (11); determine, based on the first stream of images, a confidence indicator that a single person passes through the doorway; when the confidence indicator indicates confidence, determine that a single person has passed through the doorway; and when the confidence indicator indicates non-confidence, receive a second stream of images from the second image source (12), and determine, based on the second stream of images, how many people has passed through the doorway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2023
    Publication date: April 2, 2026
    Inventors: Tomas Jonsson, Anders Sahlström, Mats Cederblad
  • Publication number: 20250371921
    Abstract: It is provided a beacon circuit for use with electronic locks. The beacon circuit comprises a transmitter. The beacon device is configured to repetitively transmit a beacon signal to initiate subsequent communication with a receiver. The energy use for the beacon signal employs a communication channel which consumes less power than a communication channel for the subsequent communication. The beacon signal comprises an indication of time of the subsequent communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2025
    Publication date: December 4, 2025
    Inventors: Tomas Jonsson, Fredrik Einberg
  • Patent number: 12412438
    Abstract: It is provided a beacon circuit for use with electronic locks. The beacon circuit comprises a transmitter. The beacon device is configured to repetitively transmit a beacon signal to initiate subsequent communication with a receiver. The energy use for the beacon signal employs a communication channel which consumes less power than a communication channel for the subsequent communication. The beacon signal comprises an indication of time of the subsequent communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2025
    Assignee: ASSA ABLOY AB
    Inventors: Tomas Jonsson, Fredrik Einberg
  • Publication number: 20250265914
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a system (100) for collision and intrusion detection of a door (1), the system (100) comprises a movement sensor (10a, 10b) configured to be arranged at the door (1) to detect movement of the door (1), a processing circuitry (102a, 102b, 102c) configured to cause the system (100) to obtain, by the movement sensor (10a, 10b), movement data indicative of a movement of the door (1), analyze the movement of the door (1) during a predefined time period based on the obtained movement data, and utilize a movement-to-event model to determine a probable event that caused the movement of the door (1). The disclosure further relates to a method for collision and intrusion detection of a door (1) and a computer program product (500).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2023
    Publication date: August 21, 2025
    Inventors: Lars HALLING, Tomas JONSSON, Lars LINDROTH, Annea BARKEFORS, Anders SAHLSTROM, Marcus TRULSSON
  • Publication number: 20250259147
    Abstract: It is provided a method for determining when to perform maintenance of a door (15). The method is performed by a maintenance determiner (1). The method comprises: obtaining (40), from a first sensor (6), sensor data indicating kinetic performance of the door: defining (42) a start time of the sensor data based on a first event detected by a second sensor (7), to enable synchronisation of the sensor data: dividing (46) the sensor data in a plurality of time periods (24a-c): evaluating (48) the sensor data in each one of the plurality of time periods by comparing to reference data respectively associated with each one of the plurality of time periods; and determining (50) to perform maintenance, based on the evaluation of the sensor data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2023
    Publication date: August 14, 2025
    Inventors: Lars Lindroth, Tomas Jonsson, Anders Sahlström
  • Patent number: 12297661
    Abstract: It is provided a lock assembly comprising: a striking plate assembly comprising an aperture and a magnetometer arranged in proximity of the aperture; a bolt being displaceable to enable movement through the aperture of the striking plate assembly, the bolt comprising a magnet; and a sensor device for detecting proximate presence of an object, wherein the sensor device is configured to power up the magnetometer when the sensor device detects proximate presence of an object; wherein the lock assembly is configured to detect, using the magnetometer and magnet when the bolt is in a protruded position through the aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignee: ASSA ABLOY AB
    Inventors: Mats Cederblad, Tomas Jonsson, Per Mackegård, Stefan Johansson
  • Publication number: 20240403421
    Abstract: It is provided a method for enabling detecting suspicious activity by an electronic lock (2). The method comprises: obtaining (40) communication data being metadata of communication to and/or from the electronic lock (2); obtaining (42) internal state data being metadata of an internal state of the electronic lock; obtaining (44) event data indicating at least one event and a time of for the event, wherein the event has occurred for the electronic lock; and transmitting (46) the communication data, the internal state data and the event data to a monitoring server (3). Corresponding electronic lock (2), monitoring server (3), computer programs (67, 167, 91) and computer program products (64, 164, 90) are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2022
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: Tomas Jonsson, Lars Lindroth
  • Patent number: 11995969
    Abstract: It is provided a sensor device comprising: a proximity sensor; a processor; a wireless communication module; and a memory. The memory stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the sensor device to: receive a user input signal; determine when the received user input signal matches a signal template being associated with an event; store in the memory a record indicating an occurrence of the event associated with the user input signal; and transmit, once the wireless communication module is active, any stored records.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: ASSA ABLOY AB
    Inventor: Tomas Jonsson
  • Publication number: 20240144692
    Abstract: It is provided a people detector for detecting when people pass through a doorway of a door by which the people detector is installed. The people detector comprises: a people sensor; a processor; and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the people detector to: receive a door status signal indicating opening status of the door; determine when a person passes through the doorway based on the people sensor and the door status signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventor: Tomas Jonsson
  • Patent number: 11852513
    Abstract: It is provided a sensor device comprising: a proximity sensor (10); a processor (11); a wireless communication module (13); and a memory (14). When the sensor device is in a first functional state (20, 20a, 20b) and the proximity sensor detects a predetermined change in its proximity, the sensor device is configured to transition from the first functional state, in which wireless communication is inactivated, to a second functional state (21), in which wireless communication module is enabled. The predetermined change in its proximity is a removal of transport protection, comprising removal of a metallic tape over the proximity sensor, whereby the proximity sensor is capable to detect the removal of the metallic tape based on inductive sensing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: ASSA ABLOY AB
    Inventors: Tomas Jonsson, Mats Cederblad, Johan Von Matern
  • Patent number: 11790717
    Abstract: It is provided a method for controlling access to a physical space using an emergency delegation. The method is performed in a lock device and comprises the steps of: receiving an access request from an electronic key; obtaining a plurality of delegations, wherein each delegation is a delegation from a delegator to a delegatee, the plurality of delegations collectively forming a chain of delegations wherein when two delegations are chained together, the delegatee of one delegation is the delegator of the next delegation; determining that a delegation in the chain of delegations is an emergency delegation, the emergency delegation indicating that access should only be granted when an emergency situation occurs; determining when an emergency situation occurs; and granting access to the physical space when the chain of delegations starts in the lock device and ends in the electronic key; and when the emergency situation occurs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: ASSA ABLOY AB
    Inventors: Tomas Jonsson, Fredrik Einberg, Sona Singh, Johan Von Matern, Frans Lundberg
  • Publication number: 20230298453
    Abstract: It is provided a sensor device comprising: a proximity sensor; a processor; a wireless communication module; and a memory. The memory stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the sensor device to: receive a user input signal; determine when the received user input signal matches a signal template being associated with an event; store in the memory a record indicating an occurrence of the event associated with the user input signal; and transmit, once the wireless communication module is active, any stored records.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventor: Tomas Jonsson
  • Patent number: 11735025
    Abstract: It is provided a sensor device comprising: a proximity sensor; a processor; a wireless communication module; and a memory. The memory stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the sensor device to: receive a user input signal; determine when the received user input signal matches a signal template being associated with an event; store in the memory a record indicating an occurrence of the event associated with the user input signal; and transmit, once the wireless communication module is active, any stored records.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: ASSA ABLOY AB
    Inventor: Tomas Jonsson
  • Publication number: 20230003865
    Abstract: It is provided a method for detecting people, the method being performed by a people detector provided by a doorway. The method comprises the steps of: receiving an open signal indicating that a door of the doorway is open; setting a people sensor of the people detector in an active mode based on receiving the open signal; detecting when a person passes through the doorway, using the people sensor; receiving a closed signal indicating that the door of the doorway is closed; transmitting a result of the step of detecting, wherein the step of transmitting is performed based on receiving the closed signal; and setting the people sensor in a power save mode based on receiving the closed signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventor: Tomas JONSSON
  • Publication number: 20220309885
    Abstract: It is provided a sensor device comprising: a vibration detector configured to be provided in contact with a windowpane of a window; a sensor controller; and a cable between the vibration detector and the sensor controller; wherein the vibration detector comprises a piezoelectric sensor that is configured to wake up the sensor controller when a vibration is detected by the piezoelectric sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Stefan JOHANSSON, Per MACKEGÅRD, Tomas JONSSON, Mats CEDERBLAD
  • Publication number: 20220298828
    Abstract: It is provided a lock assembly comprising: a striking plate assembly comprising an aperture and a magnetometer arranged in proximity of the aperture; a bolt being displaceable to enable movement through the aperture of the striking plate assembly, the bolt comprising a magnet; and a sensor device for detecting proximate presence of an object, wherein the sensor device is configured to power up the magnetometer when the sensor device detects proximate presence of an object; wherein the lock assembly is configured to detect, using the magnetometer and magnet when the bolt is in a protruded position through the aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Mats CEDERBLAD, Tomas JONSSON, Per MACKEGÅRD, Stefan JOHANSSON
  • Patent number: 11430324
    Abstract: A method is provided for controlling an operational state of a sensor device for break-in detection. The method is performed in the sensor device and comprises the steps of: determining, while in a low-power state, that a wake-up condition is true when a vibration measurement associated with a barrier is greater than a wake-up threshold; transitioning, when the wake-up condition is true, to an active state; determining, while in the active state, when an activity condition is true, the activity condition being based on vibration measurements associated with the barrier; increasing the wake-up threshold, and transitioning to the low-power state when the activity condition is not determined to be true within a first duration while in the active state; and decreasing the wake-up threshold, when the sensor device stays in the low-power state longer than a second duration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: ASSA ABLOY AB
    Inventors: Tomas Jonsson, Mats Cederblad, Per Mackegård, Stefan Johansson
  • Publication number: 20220251874
    Abstract: It is provided a lock assembly (1) comprising: a striking plate assembly (10) comprising an aperture (12a, 12b); a first communication module (20a); and a bolt (13,14) being displaceable to enable movement through the at least one aperture (12a, 12b) of the striking plate assembly (10), the bolt (13,14) comprising a second communication module (20b); wherein the first communication module (20a) is configured to receive an identity of the bolt (13, 14) by communicating with the second communication module (20b) and wherein wireless signals from one of the first and second communication modules (20a, 20b) powers the other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Mats CEDERBLAD, Tomas JONSSON, Per MACKEGÅRD, Stefan JOHANSSON
  • Patent number: 11397096
    Abstract: It is provided a barrier assembly for determining an extent of opening of an openable barrier. The barrier assembly comprises the openable barrier and barrier frame around the openable barrier; a magnet, a magnetic sensor and a status monitoring device. One of the magnet and the magnetic sensor is provided in the barrier and the other of the magnet and the magnetic sensor is provided in the barrier frame; and the status monitoring device is configured to determine an extent of opening of the openable barrier based on a direction of a magnetic field detected by the magnetic sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: ASSA ABLOY AB
    Inventors: Tomas Jonsson, Mats Cederblad, Per Mackegård, Stefan Johansson