A single-sided ride storage locker system deployed at any site within a facility, and providing guest visitors with access control enabled by scanning multi-level machine-readable codes using mobile scanning computing systems, such as web-enabled smartphones with digital cameras and mobile application support. The storage locker system supports automated modes of discovering and finding where a guest's rented locker is located within the facility and its sites at any moment in time, simply by using the guest' smart phone to scan a device-level code, a site-level code, a facility-level code or a discovery-level code, posted anywhere within the facility or any site, without need for using a physical locker lookup kiosk or other conventional systems and methods.

A system and method for locating fitness centers within a user's geographic area and gaining access and redeeming time-based memberships to fitness centers through an integrated mobile computer application via a mobile electronic device (e.g., smartphone, electronic tablet). The integrated mobile computer application allows an individual user to purchase a time-based membership (e.g., one day, two day, three day, one week, one month, etc.) from participating fitness centers using the integrated mobile computer application, redeem and activate the time-based membership upon check-in at a selected fitness center, and then continue to subsequently check-in at the selected fitness center throughout the term of the purchased time-based membership. In a preferred embodiment, initial check-in, activation and subsequent check-in at the selected fitness center is achieved through an electronic validation process using the user's mobile electronic device.

For configuring access rights of electronic locks, a mobile communication device obtains an access right identifier. Configuration data comprising the access right identifier is transferred from the mobile communication device (3) to a first electronic lock, via a close range communication interface, thereby configuring the first electronic lockto grant an access right to electronic key devices (4) having stored thereon the access right identifier. From the mobile communication device an update request, comprising the access right identifier, is transmitted to a computer system via a communication network, enabling the computer system to transmit the access right identifier via the communication network to one or more second electronic locks for configuring the one or more second electronic locks to grant an access right to the electronic key devices having stored thereon the access right identifier.

A method and a system for operating an electronic locker system for parcel deposit and pick-up via a network of at least one mobile device, the system comprising: a remote shipping system communicating via a long distance communication network with the at least one mobile device, at least one parcel locker constituted of at least one autonomous compartments cluster including at least one compartment equipped with a door and including a locking module, which controls locking and unlocking of the door and communicates locally with the at least one mobile device via a short distance communication, and comprising an energy management module configured for managing transitions of energy modes and allowing the at least one autonomous compartments cluster to be run in a sleep mode; the method comprising: establishing a communication between the at least one mobile device and the remote shipping system, regularly emitting by the locking module, while in the sleep mode, a broadcasted short message addressed to the at least one mobile device for establishing a short distance communication session with the at least one mobile device, receiving by the at least one mobile device from the remote shipping system an authenticator generated by the remote shipping system and provided in a ciphered form to said at least one mobile device, this authenticator being used for sending by the at least one mobile device to the locking module a request including the authenticator, and deciphering with a secret key stored in the locking module the authenticator for an automatic validation of the request, wherein no authorization code is generated and provided to the locking module for the automatic validation of the request.

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 elevated smart storage system having a smart lock system and that is formed by a molded enclosure secured to a steel frame structure with support legs. The smart storage system may include a movable door that may further be securely locked by the smart lock system. The smart lock system may be controlled via a mobile or other hand-held device to selectively lock and/or unlock the door. The smart lock system may be an integrated internet of things smart lock that is controllable through Bluetooth® low energy, near field communication or Wi-Fi communication from a mobile or hand-held device. An application on the mobile or hand-held device may be used to provide a user interface and control of the smart lock system.

According to a first aspect, it is provided a method for providing access to a lock for provision of a service. The method comprises the steps of: receiving a request for access to the lock; sending a consumer request to a service consumer device, asking whether to grant access to the lock; receiving a positive consumer response from the service consumer device; determining validity time for a grant token; obtaining a grant token for the service provider, the grant token having the determined validity time; providing the grant token to the service provider; deleting the grant token in the access coordination server; receiving an agent request for access to the lock for a specific service provider agent device, the agent request comprising the grant token; obtaining a credential for the service provider agent device; and providing the credential to the service provider agent device.

Disclosed herein are various embodiments of an electronic lockbox for storing keys and key cards. The lockbox may include calendar-based entry rules so that the key codes can differ based on the date and time. The lockbox may be controllable by a mobile device such as a mobile phone, tablet, or other mobile device. The lockbox may include functionality so that key codes for the lockbox can be transmitted via websites such as Airbnb, HomeAway, or other rental websites, so that guests automatically receive their unique lockbox codes when they confirm their reservations. The lockbox may also receive a Bluetooth low energy virtual key which may be transmitted directly from a user's mobile phone to the lockbox, so that no manual code entry through the keypad is required by a user. The lockbox may be capable of accepting multiple passcodes enabled at different times and dates, and for different purposes.

An electronic locker system for parcel deposit and pick-up, comprising: a remote shipping system, a long distance communication network, at least one mobile device communicating via the long distance communication network with the remote shipping system, at least one parcel locker constituted of at least one autonomous compartments cluster including at least one compartment equipped with a door and including a locking module, which electronically controls locking and unlocking of the door and which establishes a local communication with the at least one mobile device via a short distance communication, wherein the locking module comprises: an energy management module configured for managing transitions of energy modes and allowing the at least one autonomous compartments cluster to be run in a deep sleep mode or in a sleep mode and regularly allowing a wake-up from said deep sleep mode to said sleep mode, a radio transceiver module equipped with an antenna, and at least one processor running a firmware configured for, while in the sleep mode, regularly emitting with the radio transceiver module a broadcasted short message towards the at least one mobile device.

An information processing apparatus which controls locking and unlocking of a vehicle, the information processing apparatus comprises a controller configured to execute: in a case where there is an unlocking request from a first mobile terminal located outside the vehicle, receiving a first electronic key from the first mobile terminal to perform first authentication and unlocking the vehicle on condition that the first authentication is successful; and in a case where the first mobile terminal is located inside the vehicle, and there is an unlocking request from a second mobile terminal located outside the vehicle, receiving a second electronic key from the second mobile terminal to perform second authentication, receiving the first electronic key from the first mobile terminal located inside the vehicle to perform third authentication, and unlocking the vehicle on condition that both the second authentication and the third authentication are successful.