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`Application/Control Number: 13/734,671
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`The present application is being examined under the pre-AIA first to invent
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`provisions.
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`DETAILED ACTION
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`1.
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`This office action is response to 11/06/2014. Claims 1-53 cancelled. Claims 54-
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`Examiner’s Amendment
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`The application has been amended as follows:
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`Claims 1-53 (Cancelled)
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`54.
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`(Currently Amended) A wireless access control system for a door,
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`the wireless access control system comprising:
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`a lock assembly carried by the door and comprising
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`a lock,
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`wireless communications circuitry, and
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`a lock controller coupled to said lock and said wireless
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`communications circuitry, and configured to switch the lock between a locked
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`position and an unlocked position,id
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`a proximity detector coupled to said lock controller and configured
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`to detect presence of a user; and
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`a user access device remote from said lock and comprising
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`an accelerometer,
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`remote access wireless communications circuitry, and
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`a remote access controller coupled to said accelerometer and said
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`remote access wireless communications circuitry, and configured to cooperate
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`with said remote access wireless communications circuitry to wirelessly transmit
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`a command to switch said lock between the locked and unlocked positions based
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`upon a sensed acceleration;
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`said lock controller configured to switch said lock between the locked and
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`unlocked positions based upon wirelessly receiving, via said wireless communications
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`circuitry, the command directly from said user access device and cooperate with said
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`wireless communication circuitry to wirelessly communicate at a higher communication
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`rate based upon a detected presence of the user.
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`55.
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`(Previously Presented) The wireless access control system of
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`Claim 54, wherein said user access device comprises a key fob.
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`56.
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`(Previously Presented) The wireless access control system of
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`Claim 54, wherein said user access device comprises a smartphone.
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`57.
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`(Cancelled).
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`58.
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`(Currently Amended) The wireless access control system of Claim
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`51 Claim 54, wherein said proximity detector comprises a touch-based proximity
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`detector.
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`59.
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`(Currently Amended) The wireless access control system of Claim
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`51 Claim 54, wherein said proximity detector comprises a light sensor.
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`60.
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`(Currently Amended) The wireless access control system of Claim
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`51 Claim 54, wherein said proximity detector comprises a user-input device.
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`61.
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`(Currently Amended) The wireless access control system of Claim
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`51 Claim 54, wherein said proximity detector comprises an audio proximity detector.
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`62.
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`(Cancelled).
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`63.
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`(Cancelled).
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`64.
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`(Previously Presented) The wireless access control system of
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`Claim 54, wherein said lock assembly further comprises a second lock coupled to said
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`lock controller; and wherein said lock controller is configured to cooperate with said
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`wireless communication circuitry to wirelessly communicate at a higher communication
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`rate based upon switching of said second lock between locked and unlocked positions.
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`65.
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`(Previously Presented) The wireless access control system of
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`Claim 54, wherein said user access device further comprises a geographical positioning
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`system coupled to said remote access controller; wherein the command comprises
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`geographical location data corresponding to a geographical location of said user access
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`device; and wherein said lock controller is configured to cooperate with said wireless
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`communications circuitry to wirelessly communicate at a higher communication rate
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`based upon the geographical location data.
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`66.
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`(Currently Amended) The wireless access control system of Claim
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`controller is configured to switch said lock between the locked and unlocked positions
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`[[also]] based upon a detected presence of the user.
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`67.
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`(Cancelled).
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`68.
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`(Cancelled).
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`69.
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`(Cancelled).
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`70.
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`(Previously Presented) The wireless access control system of
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`Claim 54, wherein said lock assembly further comprises a second lock coupled to said
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`lock controller; and wherein said lock controller is configured to switch said lock
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`between the locked and unlocked positions based upon switching of said second lock
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`between locked and unlocked positions.
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`71.
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`(Previously Presented) The wireless access control system of
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`Claim 54, wherein said user access device further comprises a geographical positioning
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`system coupled to said remote access controller; wherein the command comprises
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`geographical location data corresponding to a geographical location of said user access
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`device; and wherein said lock controller is configured to switch between the locked and
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`unlocked positions based upon the geographical location data.
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`72.
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`(Previously Presented) The wireless access control system of
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`Claim 54, wherein said lock assembly further comprises a power source coupled to said
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`lock, wireless communications circuitry, and lock controller.
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`73.
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`(Currently Amended) A lock assembly comprising:
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`a lock;
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`wireless communications circuitry;
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`a lock controller coupled to said lock and said wireless communications
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`circuitry, and configured to switch the lock between a locked position and an unlocked
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`position based upon wirelessly receiving, via said wireless communications circuitry, a
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`command directly from a user access device remote from said lock and based upon a
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`sensed acceleration of the user access device, the command comprising geographical
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`location data corresponding to a geographical location of the user access device; and
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`a proximity detector coupled to said lock controller and configured to
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`detect presence of a user;
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`said lock controller being configured to cooperate with said wireless
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`communication circuitry to wirelessly communicate at a higher communication rate
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`based upon a detected presence of the user and cooperate with said wireless
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`communications circuitry to wirelessly communicate at a higher communication rate
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`based upon the geographical location data.
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`74.
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`(Previously Presented) The lock assembly of Claim 73, wherein
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`said proximity detector comprises a touch-based proximity detector.
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`75.
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`(Previously Presented) The lock assembly of Claim 73, wherein
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`said proximity detector comprises a light sensor.
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`76.
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`(Previously Presented) The lock assembly of Claim 73, wherein
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`said proximity detector comprises a user-input device.
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`77.
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`(Previously Presented) The lock assembly of Claim 73, wherein
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`said proximity detector comprises an audio proximity detector.
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`78.
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`(Previously Presented) The lock assembly of Claim 73, wherein
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`said lock assembly further comprises a second lock coupled to said lock controller; and
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`wherein said lock controller is configured to cooperate with said wireless communication
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`circuitry to wirelessly communicate at a higher communication rate based upon
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`switching of said second lock between locked and unlocked positions.
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`79.
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`(Cancelled).
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`80.
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`(Currently Amended) The lock assembly of Claim 73, wherein said
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`lock controller is configured to switch said lock between the locked and unlocked
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`positions [[also]] based upon a detected presence of the user.
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`81.
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`(Previously Presented) The lock assembly of Claim 73, wherein
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`said lock assembly further comprises a clock and a memory coupled to said lock
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`controller; wherein said memory is configured to store a plurality of operational time
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`periods; and wherein said lock controller is configured to cooperate with said clock to
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`selectively enable operation of said lock based upon said clock and the stored plurality
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`of operational time periods.
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`82.
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`(Currently Amended) The lock assembly of Claim 81, wherein said
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`memory is further configured to store an identifier associated with a respective user
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`access device; and wherein said lock controller is configured to selectively enable
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`operation of said lock [[also]] based upon an identifier associated with said user access
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`device and the stored identifiers.
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`83.
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`(Currently Amended) A lock assembly comprising:
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`a lock;
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`wireless communications circuitry;
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`a lock controller coupled to said lock and said wireless communications
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`circuitry, and configured to switch the lock between a locked position and an unlocked
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`position based upon wirelessly receiving, via said wireless communications circuitry, a
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`command directly from a user access device remote from said lock and based upon a
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`sensed acceleration of the user access device; and
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`a clock coupled to said lock controller; and
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`a proximity detector coupled to said lock controller and configured to
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`detect presence of a user;
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`said lock controller being configured to switch said lock between the
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`locked and unlocked positions [[also]] based upon a detected presence of the user ad
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`cooperate with said clock and said proximity detector to switch said lock between the
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`unlocked and locked positions based upon a duration of a detected presence of the
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`user being longer than a threshold time period.
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`84.
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`(Previously Presented) The lock assembly of Claim 83, wherein
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`said proximity detector comprises a touch-based proximity detector.
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`85.
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`(Previously Presented) The lock assembly of Claim 83, wherein
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`said proximity detector comprises a light sensor.
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`86.
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`(Previously Presented) The lock assembly of Claim 83, wherein
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`said proximity detector comprises a user-input device.
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`87.
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`(Previously Presented) The lock assembly of Claim 83, wherein
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`said proximity detector comprises an audio proximity detector.
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`88.
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`(Previously Presented) The lock assembly of Claim 83, further
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`comprising a clock coupled to said lock controller; wherein said lock controller is
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`configured to cooperate with said clock and said proximity detector to determine a
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`number of detected presences of the user within a time period; and wherein said lock
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`controller is configured to switch said lock between the unlocked and locked positions
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`based upon the number of detected presences exceeding a threshold within the time
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`penod.
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`89.
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`(Previously Presented) The lock assembly of Claim 88, wherein
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`said proximity detector comprises a touch-based proximity detector.
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`90.
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`(Previously Presented) The lock assembly of Claim 88, wherein
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`said proximity detector comprises a light sensor.
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`91.
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`(Previously Presented) The lock assembly of Claim 88, wherein
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`said proximity detector comprises a user-input device.
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`92.
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`(Cancelled).
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`93.
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`(Cancelled).
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`94.
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`(Cancelled).
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`95.
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`(Cancelled).
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`96.
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`(Previously Presented) The lock assembly of Claim 82, wherein
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`said lock assembly further comprises a second lock coupled to said lock controller;
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`wherein said lock controller is configured to switch said lock between the locked and
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`unlocked positions based upon switching of said second lock between locked and
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`unlocked positions.
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`97.
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`(New) A wireless access control system for a door, the wireless
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`access control system comprising:
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`a lock assembly carried by the door and comprising
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`a lock,
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`wireless communications circuitry,
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`a lock controller coupled to said lock and said wireless
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`communications circuitry, and configured to switch the lock between a locked
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`position and an unlocked position,
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`a clock coupled to said lock controller, and
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`a memory coupled to said lock controller and configured to store a
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`plurality of operational time periods and an identifier associated with a respective
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`user access device; and
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`a user access device remote from said lock and comprising
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`an accelerometer,
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`remote access wireless communications circuitry, and
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`a remote access controller coupled to said accelerometer and said
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`remote access wireless communications circuitry, and configured to cooperate
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`with said remote access wireless communications circuitry to wirelessly transmit
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`a command to switch said lock between the locked and unlocked positions based
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`upon a sensed acceleration;
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`said lock controller configured to switch said lock between the locked and
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`unlocked positions based upon wirelessly receiving, via said wireless communications
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`circuitry, the command directly from said user access device, cooperate with said clock
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`to selectively enable operation of said lock based upon said clock and the stored
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`plurality of operational time periods, and selectively enable operation of said lock [[also]]
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`based upon an identifier associated with said user access device and the stored
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`identifiers.
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`98.
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`(New) The wireless access control system of Claim 97, wh