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Key blank identification system with groove scanning

  • US 9,514,385 B2
  • Filed: 01/23/2014
  • Issued: 12/06/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/01/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A key identification system comprising:

  • an imaging system including a camera configured to capture an image of the tip of a master key, wherein said image includes a contour;

    a logic configured to analyze said captured image to determine characteristics of said contour and compare said characteristics with characteristics of known key blanks to determine the likelihood of a match between said master key and a known key blank; and

    one or more mirrors positioned to allow said camera to capture two or more views of the master key wherein said characteristics of said contour are determined based on image data from at least said two or more views of said master key wherein at least one said view is substantially a tip end view, and wherein said logic calculates the geometry of the contour based on data from at least said two or more views of said master key.

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