Object identification system

An interactive key identification system comprising:

• a database including a processor that is operative to receive an input representative of a master key, identify a target key blank through comparison of known values against said input representative of said master key, and identify a target bar code associated with the target key blank, wherein said input representative of said master key is at least one of an image of said master key, a selection of options representative of said master key, and entered data representative of said master key;
• a kiosk including a user interface configured to interact with said database for producing an output signal indicative of said key blank to be retrieved;
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• a storage display adapted to hold a physical set of key blanks, wherein key blanks of said physical set of key blanks include bar codes;
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• a bar code scanner in communication with said processer and operative to scan said bar code, wherein said processer compares, in response to the bar code scanner scanning, said bar code to said target bar code to identify whether a selected physical key blank selected from the physical set of key blanks matches said target key blank.

An interactive key identification system comprising:

• a database of known key blanks including known identifiers of key blanks, said database includes a processor that is operative to match an input representative of a master key with said identifiers of key blanks to identify at least one identified key blank, wherein said at least one identified key blank is associated with at least one bar code, wherein said input representative of said master key is at least one of an image of said master key, a selection of options representative of said master key, and entered data representative of said master key;
• a kiosk that includes an interactive user interface adapted to display an identifier associated with said at least one identified key blank;
• a storage assembly that includes a stock of selectable key blanks that include bar codes that are at least one of disposed on the key blanks or on labels associated with the key blanks;
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• a bar code scanner that detects a bar code of a selected key blank,
• wherein the processor compares said bar code of the selected key blank selected from said storage assembly with said at least one bar code of said at least one identified key blank to determine whether the selected key blank matches said at least one identified key blank.

An interactive key duplication system comprising:

• a kiosk including at least one operator interface connected in communication with a database and processor, said operator interface capable of receiving a user input;
• a storage location that includes an inventory of key blanks with associated bar codes on at least one of the key blanks or a label associated with the key blanks;
• said database and processor having a memory and containing known values representative of key blanks and operatively connected to receive one or more inputs and to compare said input(s) with said known values representative of key blanks and to produce an output signal representative of at least one key blank selected for retrieval;
• a bar code scanner capable of recognizing a bar code of a key blank retrieved from said storage location, said bar code scanner connected in communication with said processor to determine whether said key blank retrieved from said storage location matches said output signal based on a comparison of said recognized bar code to said known values, wherein said bar code scanner produces an output in response to recognizing said bar code, and wherein said processor compares said output to said output signal representative of said at least one key blank.