Systems and methods for creating replacement vehicle keys

A method for creating a key blade copy of a master key based on a captured image of the master key, the method comprising:

• receiving a set of information from a remote device, the set of information comprising a set of user information and a set of information associated with the master key;
• capturing a set of images of the master key;
• designating an image form the set of images as a target image;
• retrieving a set of key rules from a database;
• determining a geometric outline of the master key from the target image;
• determining a set of key features from the geometric outline;
• identifying a first set of faults in the set of key features by comparing the set of key features to the set of key rules;
• determining a set of key bitting information from the set of key features;
• identifying a second set of faults in the set of key bitting information by comparing the set of key bitting information to the set of key rules;
• marking the first set of faults and the second set of faults in the target image of the master key;
• storing the set of key bitting information and the set of key features in the database;
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• creating the key blade copy of the master key based on the set of stored key bitting information and the set of key features.