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System and method for identifying a lock associated with a given key

  • US 10,296,537 B1
  • Filed: 02/01/2018
  • Issued: 05/21/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/01/2018
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for facilitating identifying a lock corresponding to a key, the method comprising:

  • presenting, in a field of view of a camera coupled to a computing device, a key including a unique indicia element affixed to a handle of the key such that the unique indicia element is in view of the camera, the unique indicia element having at least three categories of distinct visual characteristics;

    displaying, on a graphical display of the computing device, the field of view of the camera including the key and unique indicia element;

    capturing an image of the field of view by the camera, including the unique indicia element;

    processing the image by the computing device using an image recognition process to recognize the distinct visual characteristics of the unique indicia element;

    cross referencing the identified distinct visual characteristics with a database to find a record corresponding to the key, the record containing information about the lock corresponding to the key; and

    presenting, on the graphical user interface of the computing device, the information about the lock;

    wherein the unique indicia element is unique among a defined plurality of indicia elements, each of the plurality of indicia elements having a unique set of the at least three categories visual characteristics.

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