Hmm honestly not sure on this one may be that it’s using a desfire chip or some other app based card maybe even java card. Or maybe its just all marketing bullshit 
What I’m trying to say is without testing one and the cards there’s not really any way to know.
Reading your post you have actually got one of the locks if so does you phone supports nfc?
If so can you install tag info and scan one of the functional cards, that should tell us something about what we are dealing with.