Abstract: A wireless access control system for a door may include a lock assembly carried by the door that may include a lock, lock wireless communications circuitry, a proximity detector directed toward an interior area, interior and exterior antennas, and a lock controller. The lock controller may determine if the user is in the interior or exterior area based upon the proximity detector and a received signal strength at the interior and exterior antennas based upon wireless communication with a remote access device, enable lock switching based upon the received signal strength at the exterior antenna being greater than at the interior antenna, disable lock switching when the user is in the interior area and a difference between the received signal strength at the interior and exterior antennas is below a threshold, and switch the lock based upon communication with the remote access device and switching of the lock being enabled.

Abstract: A wireless access control system may include a remote access device and a lock assembly. The lock assembly may include a lock, a door position sensor, interior and exterior directional antennas, wireless communications circuitry, a touch sensor, and a lock controller. The lock controller may unlock the lock based upon the touch sensor, determine when the door is closed after being opened based upon the door position sensor, and determine whether the remote access device is in an interior or exterior based upon the directional antennas. The lock controller may also lock the lock when the door is closed and when the remote device is in the interior. The controller may operate in an automatic calibration mode to generate adjusted interior and exterior received signal values and, based upon the adjusted received signal values, enable and disable unlocking when the remote access device is in the exterior and interior, respectively.

Abstract: A wireless access control system may include a remote access device and a lock assembly. The lock assembly may include a lock, a door position sensor, interior and exterior directional antennas, wireless communications circuitry, a touch sensor, and a lock controller. The lock controller may unlock the lock based upon the touch sensor, determine when the door is closed after being opened based upon the door position sensor, and determine whether the remote access device is in an interior or exterior based upon the directional antennas. The lock controller may also lock the lock when the door is closed and when the remote device is in the interior. The controller may operate in an automatic calibration mode to generate adjusted interior and exterior received signal values and, based upon the adjusted received signal values, enable and disable unlocking when the remote access device is in the exterior and interior, respectively.

Abstract: A wireless access control system may include a remote access wireless device to be carried by a user, and a lock assembly to be mounted on a door and that may include a lock, inside and outside directional antennas, lock wireless communications circuitry coupled to the directional antennas, and a lock controller coupled to the lock and the lock wireless communications circuitry. The lock controller may be configured to operate in an automatic calibration mode to generate adjusted inside and outside received signal values based upon signals received respectively by the inside and outside directional antennas responsive to transmissions from the remote access wireless device. The lock controller may also be configured to enable lock unlocking when the adjusted received signal values indicate the remote access wireless device is outside, and disable lock unlocking when the adjusted received signal values indicate the remote access wireless device is inside.

Abstract: A wireless access control system for a door may include a lock assembly carried by the door. The lock assembly may include a lock, lock wireless communications circuitry, a door position determining device, a touch sensor to sense touching by a user, and a lock controller. A remote access device may be remote from the lock assembly and may to communicate with the lock wireless communications circuitry. The lock controller may be configured to determine when the door is moved in a pattern based upon the door position determining device, perform an authentication of the remote access device based upon determining the door being moved in the pattern, and switch the lock from the unlocked position to the locked position based upon the authentication and the user touching the touch sensor.

Abstract: A wireless access control system for a door may include a lock assembly carried by the door. The lock assembly may include a lock, lock wireless communications circuitry, a proximity detector to detect a proximity of a user to the door, a touch sensor, and a lock controller. The system also includes a remote access device remote from the lock that includes remote access wireless communications circuitry to communicate with the lock wireless communications circuitry. The lock controller determines when the user is approaching the door based upon the proximity detector, performs an authentication of the remote access device, via the lock wireless communications circuitry and the remote access wireless communications circuitry, and based upon the user approaching the door, and switches the lock from a locked position to an unlocked position based upon the authentication and the user touching the touch sensor.

Abstract: A wireless access control system for a door may include a lock assembly carried by the door. The lock assembly may include a lock, lock wireless communications circuitry, a door position determining device, a touch sensor to sense touching by a user, and a lock controller. A remote access device may be remote from the lock assembly and may to communicate with the lock wireless communications circuitry. The lock controller may be configured to determine when the door is moved in a pattern based upon the door position determining device, perform an authentication of the remote access device based upon determining the door being moved in the pattern, and switch the lock from the unlocked position to the locked position based upon the authentication and the user touching the touch sensor.

Abstract: A wireless access control system for a door may include a lock assembly carried by the door that may include a lock, lock wireless communications circuitry, a proximity detector directed toward an interior area, interior and exterior antennas, and a lock controller. The lock controller may determine if the user is in the interior or exterior area based upon the proximity detector and a received signal strength at the interior and exterior antennas based upon wireless communication with a remote access device, enable lock switching based upon the received signal strength at the exterior antenna being greater than at the interior antenna, disable lock switching when the user is in the interior area and a difference between the received signal strength at the interior and exterior antennas is below a threshold, and switch the lock based upon communication with the remote access device and switching of the lock being enabled.

Abstract: A wireless access control system for a door may include a lock assembly carried by the door. The lock assembly may include a lock, lock wireless communications circuitry, a touch sensor, and a lock controller. The system may also include a plugin device remote from the lock assembly. The system may also include a remote access device remote from the lock. The plugin device may wirelessly send a lock communication enable command to enable the lock based upon wireless communication with the remote access device. The lock controller may communicate with the remote access device based upon wirelessly receiving the lock communication enable command, perform an authentication of the remote access device based upon the lock communication enable command, and switch the lock between locked and unlocked positions based upon the authentication and the user touching the touch sensor.