The invention provides a digital lock (100, 1001, 1002) including at least two magnets. One magnet is a semi hard magnet (310) and the other magnet is a hard magnet (320). The hard magnet (320) is configured to open or close the digital lock (100, 1001, 1002). The semi hard magnet (310) and the hard magnet (320) are placed adjacent to each other. A change in magnetisation polarisation of the semi hard magnet (310) is configured to push or pull the hard magnet (320) to open or close the digital lock (100, 1001, 1002).

Aspects of the invention are directed towards a system and a method for activating a privacy status of a lock. One or more embodiments of the invention describe the method comprising steps of capturing activity information of a user by a user device. The method also describes steps of analyzing the captured activity information and determining a busy status of the user based on the analysis. The method further describes steps of transmitting the busy status of the user to a lock for activating a privacy status of the lock.

A system includes a lighting module, a processing module, and photovoltaic units. Each of the photovoltaic units receives light reflected off a body portion which is illuminated by light from the lighting module, and converts light energy of the reflected light into electricity. The processing module stores modes each of which specifies a code set. When one of the modes is selected, the processing module activates the lighting module to emit light based on the code set specified by the mode thus selected. The processing module converts electrical quantities measured individually for the photovoltaic units into respective code parameters, and composes an identification code using the code parameters.

The present disclosure relates to a bi-directional overrunning clutch, electronic door locks having bi-directional overrunning clutches, and methods of using the same. In certain embodiments, the electronic door lock includes a first locking mechanism for driving an inner wheel through a first torque to rotate a rotatable shaft to operate a locking device on a door by a user from outside, a second locking mechanism for driving inner wheel through the first torque to operate the locking device from an inside, a third locking mechanism for driving an outer wheel rotatable coaxially around the rotatable shaft through a second torque to operate the locking device electronically, and the bi-directional overrunning clutch. When outer wheel rotates at second torque, inner wheel and rotatable shaft rotate along with outer wheel, and when inner wheel rotates at first torque, outer wheel does not rotate along with inner wheel and rotatable shaft.

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.

A wash basin cabinet apparatus in which a wash basin cabinet used in a bathroom space is converted into a home appliance. The wash basin cabinet apparatus includes a wash basin including a faucet; a frame including a front frame that supports a lower portion of the wash basin and having an independently closed loop shape, a rear frame having an independently closed loop shape, and a bottom frame connecting the front frame and the rear frame; a base plate forming the bottom surface of the frame; and a dryer disposed above the base plate, the front frame and the rear frame each having longitudinal members of the same shape at both sides thereof.

This disclosure provide a vehicle control method. A first terminal device obtains first biometric information of a first user, generates a first key based on the first biometric information and identifier information of the first terminal device, and generates first verification information based on the first key. Further, the first terminal device sends the first verification information to an in-vehicle device. When successfully verifying the first verification information, the in-vehicle device controls a vehicle to start. If the first user loses the first terminal device, an unauthorized user that obtains the first terminal device cannot control the vehicle based on only the identifier information of the first terminal device. Because different users have different biometric information, a key generated by the first terminal device is different from the first key, and the in-vehicle device cannot control the vehicle to start. This improves vehicle security.

A building system, such as an elevator system, a physical access control system, or a combined elevator and physical access control system, has a controller system to control the building system to perform a building action, and a credential acquisition unit to acquire a credential presented by a user. The building system includes a camera system having a thermographic camera, which generates an infrared image of a face of the user, and an image processing system. The image processing system processes the infrared image to determine if the user's face shows a temperature value that is higher than a set threshold temperature value. The controller system enables or disables the building action as a function of the acquired user credential and the result signal.

A locking and release system of a lock fitted on a vehicle comprising: a mechanical lock (10, 70) which is fixed on a door of a vehicle; an electronic circuit (11) associated with said lock (10, 70); said electronic circuit (11) comprises a Bluetooth communication device (13); an Internet communication device (14); a GPS localization device (15); said system further comprises: a cloud (30) containing the data for the management of said system; a management centre (35) of said system; said management centre (35) is adapted to communicate with said cloud (30); a smartphone (21); said smartphone (21) comprises a Bluetooth communication device (22); an HTTPS communication device (23); and a GPS localization device (24); said electronic circuit (11) and said smartphone (21) are adapted to communicate with said cloud (30); said smartphone (21) is adapted to communicate with said electronic circuit (11); said lock (10, 70) opens if the following conditions are met: the GPS position of the lock (10, 70) coincides with the delivery position; the GPS position of the smartphone (21) coincides with the delivery position; said smartphone (21) is recognized by the system; said lock comprises coupling means (56, 74), located on a first door adapted to close against closing means (59, 71) located on a second door and locking means (60, 78) adapted to lock said coupling means (56, 74) in the closed position.

A vehicle including a locking member configured to lock and unlock a door of the vehicle, a manipulation member provided on a handle of the door, a camera configured to obtain an image, a communicator configured to communicate with an external device, and a controller including a facial recognition processor configured to recognize a face based on image information obtained by the camera, and an authentication processor configured to perform a user authentication based on the face information , the controller being configured to obtain distance information of the external device based on a signal received by the communicator, transmit a booting instruction to the facial recognition processor based on the distance information, transmit a facial recognition instruction to the facial recognition processor based on the distance information after the booting is completed, and control operation of the locking member based on user authentication information and a manipulation signal.