Systems and methods for extracting key code data and configuring vehicle keys

A system for creating a duplicate of a master key based on an image of the master key keyblade captured at a remote access device, the system configured to:

• present, at the remote access device, a user interface;
• receive via the user interface, a user input data identifying a master key to be duplicated based on vehicle or master key identifying information;
• capture, by an imaging device associated with the remote access device, master key image data;
• communicate, via a communications network, the captured master key image data and user input data to a central server in communication with a key cutting machine and being at a location other than the remote access device, the captured master key image data including at least one image of the master key;
• extract, by the central server, key code information from the master key image data for use in cutting a duplicate key, the extraction including one or more feature extraction and correlation techniques using a key template, wherein one or more of the feature extraction and correlation techniques comprises:
• calculating, based at least in part on the feature extraction, a physical template of a keyblade of the master key;
• extracting a series of depth measurements related to cuts detected on the keyblade of the master key;
• temporarily storing, in memory, the extracted series of depth measurements and the physical template;
• calculating a first error factor associated with the temporarily stored extracted series of depth measurements;
• repositioning the master key image;
• calculating a second error factor associated with another series of depth measurements extracted based on the repositioned master key image;
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• determining which of the first error factor and the second error factor has the least error;
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• cut, at the key cutting machine, a duplicate of the master key using the extracted key code information.