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Electronic key with optical scanner

US6745941B1 · kind B1 · utility

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17Claims
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Filing dateMar 5, 2002
Grant dateJun 8, 2004
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Expiry dateMar 5, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG07C9/00896
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A key for accessing an electronic lock that also has an optical scanner includes a user interface, first and second memories and a shared data transfer circuit. The first memory serves to store access data detailing identities of locks accessed by the key. The second memory stores data scanned by the scanner. The access data and the scanned data can both be downloaded from the key via the shared data transfer circuit.

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