Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Device array locks and keys
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Application No.: US14623866Application Date: 2015-02-17
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Publication No.: US09990447B2Publication Date: 2018-06-05
- Inventor: Alan B. Dawson , Gordon D. Hutchison
- Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agent Noah A. Sharkan; David B. Woycechowsky
- Priority: GB1404763.3 20140317
- Main IPC: G08C19/00
- IPC: G08C19/00 ; G06F17/50 ; G05B15/02 ; G07C9/00 ; E05B19/26 ; E05B17/00 ; E05B15/16

Abstract:
This invention relates to a system, method, and computer program product for managing a plurality of devices with associated lock mechanisms. According to one embodiment, a method is provided comprising: detecting, by one or more computer processors, a status of a device corresponding to a lock mechanism; recommending, by one or more computer processors, a service action on the device requiring performance by an operator; and providing, by one or more computer processors, a printable key pattern for printing a key that allows the operator to lock and unlock the lock mechanism in order to perform the service action.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150258737A1 DEVICE ARRAY LOCKS AND KEYS Public/Granted day:2015-09-17
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