Assa Abloy has already brought NFC-based door locks to a few Swedish hotel rooms , but one in all its subsidiary companies is now seeking to bring them to the doorstep, to boot. Earlier this month, Yale Locks & Hardware unveiled what it hopes would be the first NFC-enabled residential lock to hit the united states market. With this methodology, all you will want to do is wave your smartphone in front of 1 of Yale’s Real Living line of motorized locks, on the way to then automatically open (so long as you have been authorized to take action). Demoed at this year’s CEDIA Expo, these revamped locks also are compatible with either Zigbee or Z-Wave home automation technologies and support Assa Abloy’s Mobile Keys software, which permits users to safely load all in their digital keys on their handsets. Pricing and availability remain unclear, but you could unlock more details inside the brief demo video and entire press release, after the break.
Near Field Communication (NFC) employs Mobile Keys platform from parent company Assa Abloy.
LENOIR CITY, TN — Yale Locks & Hardware (http://www.yalelocks.com), an ASSA ABLOY Group company and a global leader in door hardware for residential and commercial applications, will demonstrate a version of its Yale Real Living locks with Near Field Communication (NFC) technology. The demonstration will occur on the upcoming CEDIA Expo 2011, September 7-10 in Indianapolis, IN.
The Yale Real Living line is the company’s first locks specifically designed to integrate seamlessly into the digital home.
In adding NFC capability, Yale expects to be the primary US brand to provide residential locks with NFC capability. What’s more, this Yale Real Living line can be compatible with the ASSA ABLOY Mobile Keys platform. A scalable secure delivery infrastructure for distribution and management of mobile keys, the ASSA ABLOY Mobile Keys platform allows credentials to be distributed securely through NFC-enabled cellphones instead to mechanical keys and physical access cards. Consequently, this can be the primary line of residential locks which might be unlocked directly using an NFC-enabled cellular telephone.
NFC is a brief-range wireless communication technology standard that allows the exchange of knowledge between devices as much as a ten-centimeter distance. Applications include contactless transactions equivalent to payment and transit ticketing, keys, data transfers including electronic business cards, and access to online digital content.
The mobile keys platform enabled by the NFC technology has already been introduced to the hospitality industry by Yale’s parent company, ASSA ABLOY. In truth, ASSA ABLOY recently completed the primary-ever trial of the mobile keys platform on the Clarion Hotel in Stockholm, where 28 frequent hotel guests were invited to take advantage of the technology over an eight-month period. Reaction to the mobile keys platform was overwhelmingly positive.
“From a residential perspective, the cellphone is ubiquitous,” said Jason Williams, General Manager of Yale Residential. “We use it to make reservations, schedule our day, everything. By incorporating NFC technology into our Yale Real Living locks, we’ve extended the functionality of the cell phone even further. What’s more, we’ve created a highly secure product that capitalizes on ASSA ABLOY technology which is being extremely well-received in other end-user markets.”
Available with either a graceful capacitive touchscreen or pushbutton key pad, Yale’s new platform of intelligent locks supports both Z-Wave® and ZigBee, letting them integrate seamlessly right into a wide selection of home control and security systems, including Control4, the Vera Z-Wave home control system by Mi Casa Verde, and Alarm.com’s emPower, among others.
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