Techniques are disclosed relating to sharing access to electronically-secured property. In some embodiments, a first computing device having a first secure element receives, from a second computing device associated with an owner of the electronically-secured property, an indication that the second computing device has transmitted a token to server computing system, the token permitting a user of the first computing device access to the electronically-secured property. Based on the received indication, the first computing device sends a request for the transmitted token to the server computing system and, in response to receiving the requested token, securely stores the received token in the first secure element of the first computing device. The first computing device subsequently transmits the stored token from the first secure element of the first device to the electronically-secured property to obtain access to the electronically-secured property based on the token.

A secure delivery system according to various aspects of the present technology comprises a transport box having a storage space, an environmental control unit, a plurality of electrical contacts, and a deployable receiving tray responsive to automated delivery systems. The transport box fits within an interior space of a delivery box having a GPS receiver that provides a geographic delivery location of the delivery box. The delivery box comprises a plurality of corresponding electrical contacts configured to be coupled to the electrical contacts of the transport box to provide power to the transport box. The delivery box may further comprise an electronic lock that is responsive to a delivery box controller circuit configured to operate the electronic lock.

An access control system and methods according to at least one embodiment leverage wireless access credentials to allow a user to securely gain access to a secured area using his or her mobile device. As such, a credentialed mobile device may permit access to the secured area without requiring a real-time connection to a credential management system and/or an administrative system.

An access-control mechanism and method for controlling the access-control mechanism is provided herein. During operation the access-control mechanism will grant access to a user when a same utterance is detected over a local microphone and via a communication system, and a time period between receptions of each utterance is within a predetermined period.

A system to remotely flash an external module, the system comprising an external module installable in a secured location having at least one securing device with a transponder, at least one server, wherein the at least one server and a communication hub that communicates said at least one server, said communication hub further comprising a communication device that extracts key data from the securing device's transponder. Additional embodiments of the system include an external module and a learning module that extract partial key data. A method to flash the external module by extracting at least one set of partial key data from the securing device's transponder and/or securing device using an external module, communication device, and/or learning module, wherein the server analyzes and processes the set(s) of partial key data to generate a securing device bypass for the external module that installed to the secured location.

A control apparatus includes a controller configured to generate an electronic key for unlocking a storage configured to be locked with an article stored therein, and a communication interface configured to transmit the electronic key generated by the controller to a terminal apparatus of a user in a case in which the user is forecasted to arrive at a store after a time slot for providing the article at the store has passed.

Various features described herein may allow an authorized user to provide a guest with access to a secured location through use of an encoded image containing steganographically encoded access information. The encoded access information may be recognizable by a security system, and the security system may grant access to the secured location when the encoded image is presented to the security system. The authorized user may request the generation of the encoded image on an authorized computing device, and the encoded image may be provided to the guest on a guest computing device. When a monitoring device associated with the security system captures the encoded access information, the security system may, for example, open a door at the secured location.

Embodiments relate to enhanced access control features based on proximity between a portable electronic key and an electronic locking device. The portable electronic key receives first authentication information from an access administration device. Based on the portable electronic key being located within a threshold distance to the electronic locking device, the portable electronic key receives second authentication information from the access administration device. In some aspects, determining whether the key is located within the threshold distance to the electronic locking device comprises detecting a communication between the locking device and the portable electronic key. The portable electronic key may initiate an unlocking event at the electronic locking device based on the first authentication information and the second authentication information. Initiating the unlocking event comprises transmission of an access credential that causes the electronic locking device to permit access to an entry point.

A wireless access control system is provided to lock or unlock a first door at a dwelling of a user. A user remote access device accepts input based on haptic feedback or motion. The user remote access device includes a vibration mode provides an alert to the user of the remote access device. The user remote access device is configured to be in communication with an intelligent door lock system at the dwelling with the first door. The intelligent door lock system includes: a drive shaft, a circuit coupled to an engine configured to cause a rotation of the drive shaft, and an energy source coupled to the drive shaft. In response to the user remote access device accepting input based on haptic feedback or motion the bolt is caused to move and the first lock is locked or unlocked.

Various embodiments of the present invention relate to an electronic device and method for providing information on a key related to a door lock. According to the various embodiments, the electronic device comprises: a touchscreen display; a wireless communication circuit; a location detection sensor; at least one processor operatively connected to the display, the wireless communication circuit, and the location detection sensor; and a memory operatively connected to the processor, wherein the memory can store instructions causing, when executed, the processor to provide a user interface (UI) on the display, select, on the partial basis of at least one piece of data from the wireless communication circuit and/or the location detection sensor, a first key from among a plurality of electronic keys used for respectively opening one of a plurality of door locks, and display a first graphic user interface (GUI) related to the selected first key in order to be used or selected by a user input.