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US 2022/0084338 A1Published application
Key safe and key access systems
AssigneeCona International Pty Ltd
InventorConstantine MITRIS
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for use in aiding provision of services requiring access through a physical key including the steps of providing a plurality of compartments with a digital lock for receiving the physical key and including the step of transmitting to a user providing the service with one or more of a digital keycode, time access key, and identity tag. The digital lock is activatable to open the identified compartment by receipt through a sensor of digital keycode and time access key and comparison of the time access key with the clock.
Claims28
A key access system for selectively providing access to first and second keys or sets of keys, the system comprising:
- a. a key safe including:
- i. a key safe door which when opened enables access into the safe;
- ii. an electronic lock for locking or unlocking the key safe door;
- iii. at least first and second key compartments for containing the first and second keys or sets of keys, and wherein each of said at least first and second key compartments includes a lockable compartment closure for selectively providing access to the compartment;
- b. a remote communications module for sending and receiving data from remote locations by a telecommunication system including a starting access clock register for registering a defined starting time for access;
- c. a localised communications module for sending and receiving data to and from external nearby wireless communications devices;
- d. a request clock register for registering a time that access is requested to the localised communications module by the external nearby wireless communications devices;
- e. a determinator for assessing or receiving data that selectively determines fulfilment of one or more of the predetermined access criteria including of:
- i. selected compartment from the at least first and second key compartments;
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- ii. within the allowed timing of the request clock register from the starting access clock register;
- f. wherein a first user can provide first and second keys or sets of keys and provide separate controlled access to the first and second keys or sets of keys at sequential non-overlapping controlled times to different secondary users using the same key access system the request clock register.
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A method of controlling access to compartments including the steps of:
- a. Providing multiple compartments
- b. Providing a digital lock associated with each of the plurality of the multiple compartments;
- c. Creating a digital key for each digital lock associated with one of the digital locks for one of the plurality of the multiple compartments;
- d. Capturing the digital key;
- e. Creating a time access key for allowed time limited operation of the digital lock for the digital lock associated with the one of the plurality of the multiple compartments;
- f. Capturing the time access key;
- g. Providing connection of the digital lock to a clock;
- h. Wherein operative receipt of the digital key and the time access key within the allowed time with reference to the clock allows for opening of the one of the one of the plurality of the multiple compartments;
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A method of controlling access to keys including the steps of:
- a. Providing multiple physical keys for different access requirements;
- b. Providing multiple compartments for containing one or more physical keys;
- c. Providing a digital lock on each of the plurality of the multiple compartments;
- d. Creating a digital key for each digital lock associated with one of the digital locks for one of the plurality of the multiple compartments;
- e. Capturing the digital key;
- f. Creating an identity tag for identifying a physical key in an allocated one of the multiple compartments for containing one or more physical keys;
- g. Capturing the identity tag;
- h. Creating a time access key for allowed time limited operation of the digital lock for the digital lock associated with the one of the plurality of the multiple compartments;
- i. Capturing the time access key;
- j. Providing connection of the digital lock to a clock;
- k. Wherein upon operative receipt of the identity tag and determined requirement of one of the physical keys at a required time to form the required physical key, the digital key and the time access key associated with the relevant one of the plurality of the multiple compartments is provided;
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- l. wherein upon operative receipt of the digital key and the time access key within the allowed time with reference to the clock allows for opening of the one of the one of the plurality of the multiple compartments for access to the one of the physical keys.
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A multiple compartment apparatus for location at the multiple compartment apparatus having:
- a. a plurality of compartments
- b. at least one digital lock controlling access to each compartment
- c. a sensor
- d. connection to a clock
- e. wherein the digital lock for each compartment is selectable and resettable
- f. wherein the digital lock is activatable to open
- i. by receipt from the sensor of
- 1. digital keycode;
- and
- 2. time access key
- ii. and comparison of the time access key with the clock.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.