A smart lock control system and method thereof

TWI935740BActive Publication Date: 2026-08-11MINAE LTD
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Application Number
TW114112157
Authority / Receiving Office
TW · TW
Patent Type
Patents
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Filing Date
2025-03-28
Publication Date
2026-08-11
Estimated Expiration
2045-03-27

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Abstract

This invention provides a smart lock control system, comprising a smart lock and an electronic device. When the electronic device determines that the current situation meets the criteria for an emergency and generates and sends an emergency signal, the smart lock receives the emergency signal and operates in emergency mode, thereby activating the control module. Thus, when the control module is activated and receives an unlocking signal, it can drive the lock body to execute an unlocking procedure to open the door. This allows the smart lock to expand its functionality based on emergency events, thereby improving the security and convenience of the smart lock.
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Claims

1. A smart lock control system, comprising: a smart lock disposed on a door or adjacent to the door, comprising: a lock body for locking or unlocking the door; a transmission module for receiving an emergency signal or an unlocking signal; a mode switching module connected to the transmission module, wherein when the mode switching module receives the emergency signal, the mode switching module operates an emergency mode; and a control module connected to the lock body, the transmission module, and the mode switching module, wherein when the mode switching module operates the emergency mode, the mode switching module activates the control module, and when the transmission module receives the unlocking signal and sends it to the control module, the control module drives the lock body to execute an unlocking procedure to unlock the door according to the unlocking signal; At least one electronic device is connected to the transmission module. This electronic device executes a judgment procedure based on judgment data, and when the judgment result of the procedure matches an emergency situation, the electronic device generates the emergency signal and sends it to the transmission module. The judgment data includes image data, heart rate data, or fire-related data. When the judgment data is image data and the judgment procedure is executed on the electronic device, the electronic device is a camera to acquire the image data. The electronic device uses multiple fire scenarios as multiple abnormal scenarios and judges whether the image data matches any one of the abnormal scenarios based on these fire scenarios. When the electronic device judges that the image data matches any one of the abnormal scenarios, it indicates that the judgment result of the judgment procedure matches the emergency situation. When the judgment data is heart rate data and the judgment procedure is executed on the electronic device, the electronic device is a heart rate monitor to acquire the heart rate data. The electronic device uses multiple abnormal heart rate waveforms as multiple abnormal heart rate data and judges whether the heart rate data matches any one of the abnormal heart rate data based on these abnormal heart rate waveforms. When the electronic device judges that the heart rate data matches any one of the abnormal heart rate data, it indicates that the judgment result of the judgment procedure matches the emergency situation. When the judgment data is the fire data and the electronic device executes the judgment procedure, the electronic device is a smoke sensor or a temperature sensor to acquire the fire data. The electronic device uses the smoke concentration or ambient temperature reaching a set value as a plurality of fire anomaly data, and judges whether the fire data meets any one of these fire anomaly data based on the smoke concentration or ambient temperature reaching the set value. When the electronic device judges that the fire data meets any of the fire anomaly data, it means that the judgment result of the judgment procedure meets the emergency situation.

2. The smart lock control system as described in claim 1, wherein, The unlocking signal is generated by a control terminal and sent to the transmission module. The unlocking signal contains a random password and is sent to the transmission module via an encrypted channel. When the control module receives the unlocking signal and receives input information corresponding to the random password, the control module drives the lock body to execute the unlocking procedure to open the door.

3. The smart lock control system as described in claim 1, wherein, The unlocking signal is generated by a control terminal and sent to the transmission module. The unlocking signal contains direct unlocking information. When the control module receives the unlocking signal, the control module drives the lock body to execute the unlocking procedure to open the door.

4. The smart lock control system as described in claim 1, wherein, When the judgment result of the judgment program meets a general condition, the electronic device generates a general signal and sends it to the transmission module. When the mode switching module receives the general signal, the mode switching module operates a general mode.

5. The smart lock control system as described in claim 4, wherein, When the electronic device generates the emergency signal to drive the mode switching module to run the emergency mode, the electronic device executes the judgment procedure based on the judgment data to determine whether it meets the general condition.

6. The smart lock control system as described in claim 1, the smart lock comprising: a storage module connected to the control module, wherein when the control module drives the lock body to execute an unlocking procedure to open the door according to the unlocking signal, the storage module stores event information of the lock body executing the unlocking procedure, the event information including the time of the lock body executing the unlocking procedure and control terminal information of a control terminal that generates the unlocking signal.

7. The smart lock control system as described in claim 1, wherein, The smart lock includes: a verification module connected to the lock body; the verification module executes a verification procedure and obtains a main verification information and a random verification information according to the verification procedure; the verification module concatenates the main verification information and the random verification information to generate concatenated information; the verification module verifies the concatenated information by obtaining a reference information corresponding to the concatenated information from a verification information database; when the result of verifying the concatenated information is correct, the verification module generates identity information and drives the lock body to execute the unlocking procedure to open the door according to the identity information.

8. The smart lock control system as described in claim 7, wherein, When the verification module executes the verification procedure, it includes: the verification module connecting to a camera module to acquire a facial image, or connecting to a fingerprint module to acquire a fingerprint image of a designated finger, so as to use the facial image or the fingerprint image as the main verification information; the verification module executing a random procedure and generating a random flag according to the random procedure; the verification module activating the fingerprint module and selecting a designated finger different from the designated finger and any block in the 3x3 grid according to the random flag, and acquiring a block fingerprint image of the designated finger as the random verification information; and the verification module splicing the main verification information and the random verification information to generate the spliced ​​information.

9. A smart lock control method applicable to a smart lock control system as described in any one of claims 1 to 8, comprising: using an electronic device to execute a judgment procedure on judgment data, and when the judgment result of the judgment procedure matches an emergency situation, the electronic device generating an emergency signal and sending it to a transmission module; using the transmission module to send the emergency signal to a mode switching module; when the mode switching module receives the emergency signal, the mode switching module operating an emergency mode; and when the mode switching module operates the emergency mode, the mode switching module activating a control module, such that when the control module receives the unlocking signal, the control module drives the lock body to execute an unlocking procedure according to the unlocking signal to open a door; wherein, The judgment data includes image data, heart rate data, or fire-related data. When the judgment data is image data and the judgment procedure is executed on the electronic device, the electronic device is a camera to acquire the image data. The electronic device uses multiple fire scenarios as multiple abnormal scenarios and judges whether the image data matches any one of the abnormal scenarios based on these fire scenarios. When the electronic device judges that the image data matches any one of the abnormal scenarios, it indicates that the judgment result of the judgment procedure matches the emergency situation. When the judgment data is heart rate data and the judgment procedure is executed on the electronic device, the electronic device is a heart rate monitor to acquire the heart rate data. The electronic device uses multiple abnormal heart rate waveforms as multiple abnormal heart rate data and judges whether the heart rate data matches any one of the abnormal heart rate data based on these abnormal heart rate waveforms. When the electronic device judges that the heart rate data matches any one of the abnormal heart rate data, it indicates that the judgment result of the judgment procedure matches the emergency situation. When the judgment data is the fire data and the electronic device executes the judgment procedure, the electronic device is a smoke sensor or a temperature sensor to acquire the fire data. The electronic device uses the smoke concentration or ambient temperature reaching a set value as a plurality of fire anomaly data, and judges whether the fire data meets any one of these fire anomaly data based on the smoke concentration or ambient temperature reaching the set value. When the electronic device judges that the fire data meets any of the fire anomaly data, it means that the judgment result of the judgment procedure meets the emergency situation.

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