Lock master keying evaluation system and method
AssigneeIngersoll-Rand Company
InventorMark Alan Herman
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Abstract
A method of evaluating a master key system. The method comprises entering criteria for the master key system and determining the available master key cuts and change key cuts based on the criteria. The determined available master key cuts and change key cuts are arranged under a standard progression format including at least two page masters. Each page master is displayed as a graphical page master arranged graphically relative to the other graphical page masters based on the master key hierarchy. The information is displayed as a master key illustrator.
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A method of evaluating a master key system, the method comprising:
- entering criteria for the master key system;
- determining the available master key cuts and change key cuts based on the criteria and arranging the determined available master key cuts and change key cuts under a standard progression format including at least two page masters;
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- displaying each page master as a graphical page master arranged graphically relative to the other graphical page masters based on a master key hierarchy.
A master key illustrator for illustrating the available master key cuts and change key cuts under a master key system having a master key hierarchy, the illustrator comprising:
- at least first and second graphical page masters, each graphical page master representative of a respective group of master key cuts and change key cuts available under the master key system,
- wherein the graphical page masters are arranged graphically relative to the other graphical page masters based on the master key hierarchy.
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