A lock arrangement comprising an operating element including an engageable feature and rotatable around a rotation axis; a blocking element arranged to adopt a blocked position and an unblocked position; a stop; a control element rotatable around a control axis between a locked position where the control element contacts the stop, and an unlocked position; an intermediate element rotatably connected to the control element and the blocking element, respectively, at a first pivot and a second pivot, respectively, the intermediate element being arranged to transmit a movement of the control element to the unlocked position to a movement of the blocking element to the unblocked position; the lock arrangement being configured such that when the control element adopts the locked position, and the unlocked position, respectively, the first pivot is positioned on a first side and a second side, respectively, of a plane comprising the control axis and second pivot.
An arrangement (24) for a lock device (12), the arrangement comprising a base structure (50); a deadbolt (30) movable in an actuating direction (32) from a retracted deadbolt position (54) for disengagement from a strike opening (38) of a strike (34) to an extended deadbolt position (36) for engagement with the strike opening; and an auxiliary element (52) movable in the actuating direction from a retracted auxiliary position (56) to a first extended auxiliary position (92) for engaging the strike, and from the retracted auxiliary position to a second extended auxiliary position (94) beyond the first extended auxiliary position; wherein the deadbolt is movable relative to the auxiliary element in the actuating direction; and wherein the arrangement further comprises an auxiliary sensor (58) arranged to provide auxiliary position information (106) indicative of a position of the auxiliary element relative to the base structure.
A gateway for enabling remote access control by an access control server for an electronic lock, wherein the gateway comprises: a battery being a power source for the gateway; a short-range radio communication module for communicating with the electronic lock; a communication module for communicating with the access control server; a location determination module; a processor; and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the gateway to: transmit uplink location data to the access control server, wherein the uplink location data comprises the first location data; receive an unlock message from the access control server; transmit an unlock command to the electronic lock; and transition from an active state to a low-power state.
Multifunction smart door devices may be part of a system of multifunction smart door devices installed within or near stateroom doors of a cruise ship. Each smart door device can control access to a stateroom based on facial recognition or a wireless credential and can perform other functions such as controlling stateroom personalization features, providing an electronic peephole function, allowing controlled access for authorized crew members, accommodating remote unlocking, and providing notifications. Data obtained by the smart door devices can be provided to the cruise operator for service, safety, or security purposes, such as for anonymized foot traffic analysis, hazard detection, and stateroom access auditing. Smart door device functionality may be implemented in part by customers' mobile devices.
G06V 40/16 - Human faces, e.g. facial parts, sketches or expressions
G07C 9/37 - Individual registration on entry or exit not involving the use of a pass in combination with an identity check using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voice recognition
G07C 9/38 - Individual registration on entry or exit not involving the use of a pass with central registration
A latch assembly (10a; 10b) comprising a base structure (12); an elongated latch slider (14a; 14b) including a slider feature (62a; 62b) and being slidable between a free position (18) and a latching position (40); and a lock device (26) including an electromechanical actuator (72) and a lock element (74a; 74b) movable by the actuator between an unlocked position (92), and a locked position (96) for engaging the slider feature to prevent movement of the latch slider from the latching position to the free position; wherein the lock device further comprises a drive feature (76) driven by the actuator; wherein the lock element comprises a driven feature (86) arranged to be contacted and driven by the drive feature; and wherein a base clearance (98) between the lock element and the base structure is smaller than a drive clearance (104) between the drive feature and the driven feature.
A fast face capture system and process for identifying an individual as the individual walks through an area. A set of raw images is streamed from at least one camera for detecting individuals entering the area. The images are searched for a face. If a face is detected, a tracking ID is assigned; and a timer and face tracking is commenced to obtain a sequence of candidate images for each individual as the individual walks through the area. A maximum quality image is selected from the candidate images for each individual based on at least one quality metric, the elapsed time, and the quality select count of the candidate images. The maximum quality image is submitted for matching with a verified image of the person. The invention has particular application to security check points for quickly matching the face of the moving person with a previously acquired and verified identity.
It is provided a gateway (i) for enabling remote access control by an access control server (3) for an electronic lock (7); wherein the gateway (1) comprises: a battery (17) being a power source for the gateway (1); a short-range radio communication module (61) for communicating with the electronic lock (7); a communication module (62) for communicating with the access control server (3); a location determination module (69); a processor (60); and a memory (64) storing instructions (67) that, when executed by the processor, cause the gateway (1) to: transmit uplink location data to the access control server (3), wherein the uplink location data comprises the first location data; receive an unlock message from the access control server (3); transmit an unlock command to the electronic lock (7); and transition from the active state (22) to the low- power state (20).
It is provided a gateway (i) for enabling remote access control by an access control server (3) for an electronic lock (7); wherein the gateway (1) comprises: a battery (17) being a power source for the gateway (1); a short-range radio communication module (61) for communicating with the electronic lock (7); a communication module (62) for communicating with the access control server (3); a location determination module (69); a processor (60); and a memory (64) storing instructions (67) that, when executed by the processor, cause the gateway (1) to: transmit uplink location data to the access control server (3), wherein the uplink location data comprises the first location data; receive an unlock message from the access control server (3); transmit an unlock command to the electronic lock (7); and transition from the active state (22) to the low- power state (20).
A presentation attack detection system includes RGB and thermal imaging cameras for acquiring images of an individual and a processor operable to determine a metric for whether the individual is a real human based on the thermal imaging and RGB image data. Related methods are also described.
Multifunction smart door devices may be part of a system of multifunction smart door devices installed within or near stateroom doors of a cruise ship. Each smart door device can control access to a stateroom based on facial recognition or a wireless credential and can perform other functions such as controlling stateroom personalization features, providing an electronic peephole function, allowing controlled access for authorized crew members, accommodating remote unlocking, and providing notifications. Data obtained by the smart door devices can be provided to the cruise operator for service, safety, or security purposes, such as for anonymized foot traffic analysis, hazard detection, and stateroom access auditing. Smart door device functionality may be implemented in part by customers' mobile devices.
G06V 40/16 - Human faces, e.g. facial parts, sketches or expressions
G07C 9/37 - Individual registration on entry or exit not involving the use of a pass in combination with an identity check using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voice recognition
G07C 9/38 - Individual registration on entry or exit not involving the use of a pass with central registration
A fast face capture system and process for identifying an individual as the individual walks through a designated area is described. A set of raw images is streamed from at least one camera for detecting individuals entering the designated area. The images are searched for a face. If a face is detected, a tracking ID is assigned; and a timer and face tracking is commenced to obtain a sequence of candidate images for each individual as the individual walks through the designated area. A maximum quality image is selected from the sequence of candidate images for each individual based on at least one quality metric, the elapsed time, and the quality select count in the sequence of the candidate images. The maximum quality image is submitted for matching with a verified image of the person. The invention has particular application to security check points for quickly matching the face of the moving person with a previously acquired and verified identity.
A key storage device (1) has a tubular housing (8) having an open proximal end (14) and a distal end (15), and a sliding carriage (2) which is insertable into the proximal end (14) of the housing (8). The sliding carriage (2) has a compartment (4) for a key to be stored, and is displaceable between an open position in which a majority of the sliding carriage (2) is outside of the housing (8) and the compartment (4) is accessible for key retrieval, and a closed position in which the majority of the sliding carriage (2) is inside the housing (8) and the compartment (4) is inaccessible. A lock mechanism (12) is arranged within the tubular housing (8). It has a locked state in which the sliding carriage (2) is kept locked in its closed position and prevented from being displaced to its open position, and an unlocked state in which the sliding carriage (2) may be displaced to its open position. The lock mechanism (12) has a piston (5) and a catch member (7) which are both movable between respective first positions in the locked state of the lock mechanism (12) and respective second positions in the unlocked state of the lock mechanism (12). An electric motor (28) is coupled for causing movement of the piston (5) of the lock mechanism (12). A control unit (35) is adapted to cause the lock mechanism (12) to switch from its unlocked state to its locked state by actuating the motor (28) and thereby causing movement of the piston (5) from its second position to its first position, the movement of the piston (5) in turn causing movement of the catch member (7) from its second position to its first position. The control unit (35) is also adapted, based on an external input (29), to allow the lock mechanism (12) to switch from its locked state to its unlocked state by actuating the motor (28) and thereby causing movement of the piston (5) from its first position to its second position, the movement of the piston (5) in turn allowing movement of the catch member (7) from its first position to its second position.
A key storage device (1) has a tubular housing (8) having an open proximal end (14) and a distal end (15), and a sliding carriage (2) which is insertable into the proximal end (14) of the housing (8). The sliding carriage (2) has a compartment (4) for a key to be stored, and is displaceable between an open position in which a majority of the sliding carriage (2) is outside of the housing (8) and the compartment (4) is accessible for key retrieval, and a closed position in which the majority of the sliding carriage (2) is inside the housing (8) and the compartment (4) is inaccessible. A lock mechanism (12) is arranged within the tubular housing (8). It has a locked state in which the sliding carriage (2) is kept locked in its closed position and prevented from being displaced to its open position, and an unlocked state in which the sliding carriage (2) may be displaced to its open position. The lock mechanism (12) has a piston (5) and a catch member (7) which are both movable between respective first positions in the locked state of the lock mechanism (12) and respective second positions in the unlocked state of the lock mechanism (12). An electric motor (28) is coupled for causing movement of the piston (5) of the lock mechanism (12). A control unit (35) is adapted to cause the lock mechanism (12) to switch from its unlocked state to its locked state by actuating the motor (28) and thereby causing movement of the piston (5) from its second position to its first position, the movement of the piston (5) in turn causing movement of the catch member (7) from its second position to its first position. The control unit (35) is also adapted, based on an external input (29), to allow the lock mechanism (12) to switch from its locked state to its unlocked state by actuating the motor (28) and thereby causing movement of the piston (5) from its first position to its second position, the movement of the piston (5) in turn allowing movement of the catch member (7) from its first position to its second position.
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