Smart card duplication device
OwnerLisa M. Pearsoninventor
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Abstract
This invention relates to a system for key dispensing from an electronic key kiosk and method thereof. Firstly, the method providing an electronic key device to a user for dispensing a duplicate key, a login credential to the user for authenticating into the electronic key device, associating the login credential of the user to a plurality of master keys, instructing the user for a duplicate key dispensing process using a plurality of peripheries and receiving the duplicate key from the electronic key device by the user under an observation of a video recording unit.
Claims19
A method for creating a duplicate electronic key for a user, comprising:
- a) providing an electronic key duplication device to a user for dispensing a duplicate electronic key;
- b) creating a login credential for the user, for authentication purposes, and for entry into the electronic key duplication device to create the duplicate electronic key;
- c) storing the login credential in a master key information system that is stored on a hosting server;
- d) matching the login credential of the user to the login credential information stored in the master key information located on a hosting server, when the login credential of the user is entered into the electronic key duplicate device;
- e) allowing the electronic key duplication device to create a duplicate electronic key for the user when the login credential matches the login credential stored in the master key information located on the hosting server;
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- f) providing the user the duplicate key from the electronic key duplication device under an observation of a video recording unit.
A key dispensing system, comprising:
- an electronic key device for processing a user input;
- a device for authenticating the user input into the electronic key device using a host server;
- a device for dispensing a duplicate key resided in the electronic key device;
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- a device for input to insert the user input in the electronic key device.
The system according to claim 10, wherein the electronic key device comprises a display unit a processor and electronic key duplication making unit.
A method of replacing an unusable smart card hotel room key for a user for a hotel room door lock, comprising the steps of:
- a) a smart card hotel key management gives the smart card hotel key to the user;
- b) the user provides user identification information to the smart card hotel key management;
- c) the smart card hotel key management adds the user identification information to a smart card hotel key data storage, which is stored on a hosting server;
- d) upon a user experiencing an unusable smart card hotel key, the user accesses a smart card hotel key duplication device and enters the user identification information;
- e) the smart card hotel key duplication device sends the user identification information to the smart card hotel key data storage that authenticates the user identification information;
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- f) upon proper verification that the user entered matching user identification information, the smart card hotel key duplication device will make a duplicate smart card hotel key for the user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.