Patent 10325426 was granted and assigned to Consumer 2.0 on June, 2019 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A method for providing automated entry to a property includes placing a short-range wireless enabled lock box or a short-range wireless enabled automated door lock at or near a property. The property is listed as available on an application running on a portable device. Visitor requests to enter the properties are received. Automated entry information is provided to visitors that allows the visitors to enter the properties during specific times.