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Vehicle key locker

  • US 10,366,260 B2
  • Filed: 05/30/2018
  • Issued: 07/30/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/30/2017
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A device comprising:

  • a key locker body sized to store a vehicle key including a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag;

    a key locker door, wherein the key locker body is configured to shield the RFID tag of the vehicle key from receiving or transmitting radio signals outside the key locker body when the key locker door is closed; and

    an access actuator configured to open the key locker door in response to an access signal, wherein opening the key locker door includes the access actuator moving the key locker door to allow the RFID tag of the vehicle key to receive an interrogation signal generated by an RFID reader of a vehicle and send a response signal to the RFID reader of the vehicle in response to receiving the interrogation signal, the response signal allowing driving access to the vehicle, wherein a distance that the key locker door is opened does not allow the vehicle key to be removed from the key locker body.

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