Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Network of fully automatic self-service key duplicating kiosks
- Patent Title (中): 网络全自动自助服务键重复信息亭
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Application No.: US13743053Application Date: 2013-01-16
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Publication No.: US08532809B2Publication Date: 2013-09-10
- Inventor: Daniel Freeman
- Applicant: Minute Key Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA San Rafael
- Assignee: Minute Key Inc.
- Current Assignee: Minute Key Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Rafael
- Agency: Nixon Peabody LLP
- Main IPC: G07F11/70
- IPC: G07F11/70

Abstract:
A self-service, fully-automatic kiosk for duplicating keys includes a kiosk housing having a customer interface for receiving payment from a customer for the purchase of at least one duplicate of the customer's key. A key analysis system within the housing analyzes the blade of a key inserted in the key-receiving entry to determine whether the inserted key matches one of a group of preselected key types and, if so, which preselected key type is matched. A key blank extraction system extracts from a magazine within the kiosk a key blank for the preselected key type matched by the blade of the key inserted in the key-receiving entry. Then a key duplicating system within the kiosk replicates the tooth pattern of the blade of the key inserted in the key-receiving entry, on the blade of the extracted key blank.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130138243A1 Fully Automatic Self-Service Key Duplicating Kiosk Public/Granted day:2013-05-30
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