For secure and safe access control, a method authenticates a user of an equipment unit with a user credential. The method determines an equipment status for the equipment unit. The equipment status includes one of energized and un-energized and one of locked and unlocked. The method determines whether the user is authorized to access the equipment unit with an equipment authorization. The determination that the user is authorized is based on the equipment status. In response to the user being authenticated and authorized to access the equipment unit energized or the user being authorized to access the equipment unit un-energized and the equipment unit being un-energized, the method releases a unit lock for the equipment unit with a unit lock credential and the user credential.

Access control devices are provided that include locking mechanisms, reader devices, and control units powered by solar devices.

In a method and system for opening a container having a lock device, a mobile terminal exchanges data with the lock device using near-field data transmission and exchanges data with a server using far-filed data transmission. The mobile terminal stores container reconfiguration data and container operating data, which include at least time data and access data. The server generates new container reconfiguration data in response to receiving the container operating data from the mobile terminal and transmits the new container reconfiguration data to the mobile terminal using the far-field data transmission. The new container reconfiguration data are then transmitted from the mobile terminal to the lock device using the near-filed transmission.

An embodiment of an electronic access control system includes an electronic access apparatus, an electronic lock, and an access control administration program. The electronic access apparatus provides a wireless power signal and a wireless digital data signal to the electronic lock. The wireless power signal can be the only source of power used by the electronic lock to actuate an electronic lock mechanism. In some embodiments, the lock mechanism includes a piezoelectric latch.

A method for unlocking the lock using real-time wireless power supply includes proceeding with authentication identification of a powerless lock by an electronic key after pairing. Power is wirelessly supplied from the electronic key to the lock when the authentication identification starts or the authentication identification passes. The lock obtains the power wirelessly supplied from the lock to operate. When the authentication identification is identified as being successful, the electronic key outputs an unlocking command to the lock. The lock receiving the unlocking command proceeds with an unlocking operation using the power supplied wirelessly.

A flux sensing system includes a memory and a processor in communication with the memory and at least one sensing device, the memory storing a plurality of published semantic fluxes associated with a plurality of location-based endpoints and/or item container devices. The flux sensing system is configured to apply semantic analysis to the sensing device inputs and semantic fluxes publishing and further control the publishing between semantic fluxes.

Present disclosure relates a multi-factor authentication electronic lock, a multi-factor authentication electronic lock system, and methods of using the multi-factor authentication electronic lock system. The multi-factor authentication electronic lock includes a user presence detection system, a biometrics authentication system, and a multi-factor authentication electronic lock controller. When a user approaches the multi-factor authentication electronic lock, the user presence detection system detects the presence of user and authenticates the user detected to determine whether the user detected is an authorized user registered. Once the user is determined to be the authorized users registered, the rest of the multi-factor authentication electronic lock including the biometrics authentication system and the multi-factor authentication electronic lock controller is powered on, and biometrics authentication system further authenticates the authorized user detected, and the multi-factor authentication electronic lock is operable only when the authorized user detected is authenticated again by the biometrics authentication system.

Systems, devices, and methods for controlling access to a secure space are disclosed. The system includes a locking device fastenable to an access point of the secure space, a server, and a network for communication between the locking device and server. The server includes a storage unit to store authorization data for the locking device and the user computing device, and a processing unit for receiving a request from the user computing device to access the locking device; authenticating the user computing device; generating authorization data; and providing at least part of the authorization data to each of the locking device and the user computing device. The locking device includes an actuator, a memory, and a processing unit for receiving a security command from the user computing device; determining whether the security command includes requesting data that corresponds to the authorization data; and generating a control signal for the actuator to move the locking device based on the security command.

A power connection for a smart lock device including a strike plate that is mounted to a door frame, the strike plate having one or more spring contacts in a recessed portion of the strike plate, a back portion of the strike plate that is connected to a power source, wherein the one or more spring contacts in the recessed portion of the strike plate are connected to the power source via an electrical wiring, and a smart lock device that is mounted to a door, the smart lock device including a deadbolt that is configured to extend from a side portion of the door, where the one or more spring contacts in the recessed portion of the strike plate are configured to align with one or more conductive segments of the deadbolt.

Examples associated with receptacle isolation are described. One example service kiosk includes a set of receptacles for electronic devices. Each receptacle includes a power connector to provide power to an electronic device stored in the receptacle, a data connector to provide a data connection to the electronic device stored in the receptacle, and a locking mechanism to secure contents of the receptacle. Members of the set of receptacles are digitally isolated from other members of the set of receptacles. An authentication module authenticates a user based on a credential provided by the user, and controls a selected locking mechanism o fa selected member of the set of receptacles based on the credential, and based on data received from a remote information technology module. A user interface module instructs the user through the process of at least one of storing a received electronic device in the receptacle, and retrieving a provided electronic device from the receptacle.