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US08532809B2 Network of fully automatic self-service key duplicating kiosks 有权
网络全自动自助服务键重复信息亭

  • 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
  • Application No.: US13743053
    Application Date: 2013-01-16
  • Publication No.: US08532809B2
    Publication 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
Network of fully automatic self-service key duplicating kiosks
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.
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