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Cryptographic based electronic lock system and method of operation

US4837822A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 8, 1986
Grant dateJun 6, 1989
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Expiry dateApr 8, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG07C9/27
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention relates to electronic locks and electronic locking systems, to electronic locking systems which use remotely encoded keycards and, in particular, to an electronic locking system which utilizes public key cryptography.

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