Methods and system for alerting for a low battery state of charge for an autonomous compartments cluster interacting locally with a mobile device via a short distance wireless communication, the autonomous compartments cluster comprising: at least one compartment equipped with a door and an actuator for unlocking the door, a locker module controlling the actuator, and a battery pack powering the locker module and the at least one compartment, characterized in that the locker module comprises a voltage comparator comparing an output voltage provided at the terminal of the battery pack with a reference minimal voltage wherein the voltage comparator is configured to trigger an alert signal for replacing the battery pack when a minimum transitory voltage at the terminals of the battery pack resulting from an energizing of the actuator by a first step-up converter during an unlocking initiation of the door is lower than the reference minimal voltage, and wherein a controller is configured to change a battery status stored in a memory of the locker module from a usable battery status to a low battery status.

Disclosed are an electronic lock (100) and a light colour control method for the electronic lock (100). The electronic lock (100) comprises a lock body (1), a lock hook (2), at least two shifting beads (3), a lock shifter (4), a motor (5), a motor actuator (6), and an elastic member (7), wherein the shifting beads (3), the lock shifter (4), the motor (5) and the motor actuator (6) are mounted in the lock body (1), the motor actuator (6) is mounted on the motor (5) and interlinked with the lock shifter (4), the lock hook (2) is mounted on the lock body (1) and is able to move with respect to the lock body (1), the shifting beads (3) cooperate with the lock hook (2) such that the electronic lock (100) is transformable between a locked state and an unlocked state, and the elastic member (7) is mounted in the lock body (1) and exerts an acting force on the shifting beads (3) in opposite directions towards the lock hook (2) so that the shifting beads (3) do not exert any acting force on the lock shifter (4) during a progress of unlocking and locking. In the electronic lock (100), the shifting beads (3) do not exert any acting three on the motor (5) during a progress of unlocking and locking, and the motor (5) is in an unloaded state, thereby lowering demand for power supply and for the voltage and power of the motor (5), reducing energy loss and prolonging the service life of the electronic lock.

An exemplary embodiment pertains to a method of operating an electronic lockset during a plurality of iterations of a recurring period of time, wherein the electronic lockset includes a first electronic component. The method generally includes generating a usage score for the electronic component based on usage of the electronic lockset during the first iteration of the recurring period of time, selecting a schedule for the electronic component based on the first usage score, and during a second iteration of the recurring period of time occurring after the first iteration of the recurring period of time, operating the electronic component operating according to the selected schedule.

An electronic door lock system that saves power by putting some electronic devices, such as transceivers, in sleep mode and by executing instructions only in response to ambient trigger scenarios. Instructions sent to an electronic door lock from a remote device could be stored on a server before being downloaded to the electronic door lock system once the transceiver is awakened from sleep mode.

An electronic door lock includes an electromechanical locking mechanism, computer hardware configured for selectively moving the electromechanical locking mechanism between a locked configuration and an unlocked configuration, and one or more networking components that are configured for facilitating communication between the computer hardware and one or more computer networks that are external to the electronic door lock. The electronic door lock maybe configured for receiving an access code from a user, analyzing the access code to determine whether the access code is a first particular code or a second particular code, in response to determining that the access code is the first particular code, causing the electromechanical locking mechanism to disengage a lock component configured to prevent a door from opening, and in response to determining that the access code is the second particular code, initiating a transmission of an emergency signal via the one or more networking components.

A method of powering a door lock including a deadbolt and a thumb-turn lever mechanically connected to the deadbolt through one or more mechanical linkages including: converting mechanical energy of the deadbolt being moved to electricity using a nanogenerator; and providing the electricity to at least one of an energy storage device of the door lock or a controller of the door lock, wherein the nanogenerator is located on at least one of the thumb-turn lever, the deadbolt, or the one or more mechanical linkages.

A smart lock for securing a closure is provided. The smart lock comprises: a drive train for actuating a lock mechanism between an unlocked positon and a locked position; an actuator arranged to drive the drive train to actuate the lock mechanism; a position sensor arranged to output a location signal indicative of a position of the drive train; a manual actuator arranged to drive the drive train to actuate the lock mechanism; and a movement sensor arranged to output a movement signal in response to movement of the manual actuator. The movement sensor is arranged to draw less power than the position sensor. The smart lock further comprises a processor configured to: a. detect the movement signal; and b. monitor the location signal in response to the detection of the movement signal.

A locking mechanism is applicable to an intelligent cabinet system having a first object and a second object movable relative to each other. The second object is configured to be located at one of a retracted position, a predetermined extension position and an open position. The locking mechanism includes a locking member and a driving device. The driving device is configured to drive the locking member to move from a first predetermined position to a second predetermined position. When the second object is moved relative to the first object from the retracted position along a direction and when the locking member is located at the second predetermined position, the locking member is configured to block the second object at the predetermined extension position. The predetermined extension position is located between the retracted position and the open position.

An intelligent door lock system coupled to a door at a dwelling. a door status device is at the dwelling. The door status device is coupled to a drive shaft of a lock device to assist in locking and unlocking a lock of a lock device at the door. The lock device is coupled to the door status device and includes a bolt. An engine, an energy source and a memory are coupled together. A camera is coupled to or part of the intelligent door lock system. The camera is configured to record in response to door lock status.

An electronic lock includes an input apparatus. The input apparatus includes a keypad module and a processor module. The keypad module includes plural button devices arranged in plural rows and in plural columns. The processor module includes a signal-processing unit configured to, when operating in a work mode, repeatedly perform an emission process of inputting a detection signal to each column of button devices, and repeatedly perform a scan process to detect, for each row of button devices, the detection signal outputted from any row of button devices. The detection signal includes a pulse wave composed of plural pulses. The signal-processing unit is further configured to generate and output an input signal corresponding to one of the button devices when detecting the detection signal.