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Secure entry system with radio reprogramming

US6822553B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateOct 15, 1993
Grant dateNov 23, 2004
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Expiry dateOct 15, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T70/7068
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

One or more lock or key units of a secure entry system is equipped with a radio receiver. The receiver permits a memory in the lock or key unit to be updated with new data that is modulated onto a radio frequency signal. By this technique, system-wide changes of programming data, such as changes of lockout lists and access codes, and changes targeted to specific units, such as disabling a particular key, can be implemented simply and quickly.

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