SG11201810414RA - Padlock device, systems including a padlock device, and methods of operating therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property C.--.` 11111111111111111110111111101111111111111011111111111111111101111111111 Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number 03 (43) International Publication Date .4440.'' WO 2017/210797 Al 14 December 2017 (14.12.2017) WIP0 I PCT (51) International Patent Classification: Suite 4714, 386 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario M5B 0A5 E05B 67/00 (2006.01) E05B 67/38 (2006.01) (CA). YE, Jing Hua; TH29 - 9 Oakburn Crescent, North York, Ontario M2N 2T5 (CA). LI, Weijie; 3932 McDowell (21) International Application Number: PCT/CA2017/050707 Drive, Mississauga, Ontario L5M 6P3 (CA). (74) Agent: GILBERT'S LLP; 77 King Street West, Suite (22) International Filing Date: 2010, Toronto, Ontario M5K 1K2 (CA). 09 June 2017 (09.06.2017) (25) Filing Language: English (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, (26) Publication Language: English AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, (30) Priority Data: CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, 62/348,332 10 June 2016 (10.06.2016) US DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, (71) Applicant: TAPPLOCK CORPORATION [CA/CA]; KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, 4714 - 386 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario M5B 0A5 (CA). MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, (72) Inventors: TAO, Ran; Room 1002, 333 Front Street West, Toronto, Ontario M5V 3A4 (CA). WANG, Jing Yang; (54) Title: PADLOCK DEVICE, SYSTEMS INCLUDING A PADLOCK DEVICE, AND METHODS OF OPERATING THEREFOR = = 102 154 = 152— -----_,L t _ 104 .._...._ ......._____.-- 100 3132 = 134 , = = = 110 = = = = 108 — = = — _ i / 7 1 \ ---- \ 112 / 1 106 = _ FIG.1 1-1 (57) : A padlock device includes a housing; a shackle associated within the housing and having, with respect to the housing, a N closed configuration and an open configuration; a latch subsystem associated with the housing for securely retaining the shackle in the IN CN closed configuration, the latch subsystem electrically operable to release the shackle; a biometric sensor associated with the housing to © electronically sense fmgerprint data from a fmger being sensed; a control subsystem in the housing in communication with the biometric 1-1 sensor and the latch subsystem, the control subsystem comprising: internal processor-readable memory configured to store one or more „ el fingerprint records, each fmgerprint record comprising authorized fmgerprint data associated with a respective fmgerprint identifier; IN processing structure configured to receive sensed fingerprint data from the biometric sensor and to cause the latch subsystem to release 1-1 © the shackle in the event of a release condition requiring at least that the sensed fmgerprint data corresponds to authorized fingerprint ei C [Continued on next page] WO 2017/210797 Al MIDEDIMOMOIDEIRMEMO011inERDERVOIMIE SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Declarations under Rule 4.17: — as to the identity of the inventor (Rule 4.17(1)) — as to applicant's entitlement to apply for and be granted a patent (Rule 4.17(11)) — as to the applicant's entitlement to claim the priority of the earlier application (Rule 4.17(iii)) Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) data in at least one of the fmgerprint records; the processing structure configured to present a management interface accessible by an external device in authorized communication with the control system to selectively: store one or more fingerprint records in the internal processor-readable memory; and delete or disable one or more stored fingerprint records in the internal processor-readable memory based at least on one or more respective fmgerprint identifiers provided by the external device. A padlock system includes the padlock device; and a processor-readable medium embodying a computer program for provisioning an external device to conduct authorized communications with the padlock device, the computer program including program code for presenting a user interface on the external device for enabling the authorized manager to conduct managing of fingerprint records for the padlock device; and program code for accessing the management interface of the padlock device in accordance with the managing.