Systems and methods for managing key information

A consumer electronic device for managing key information, the consumer electronic device comprising:

• a battery;
• an image sensor powered by the battery;
• a location sensor;
• a wireless interface;
• and
• a hardware processor powered by the battery that:
• receives security information from a user;
• receives one or more images of a key from the image sensor;
• causes geometric information about the key, including a key type of the key and bit heights of the key, based on the one or more images of the key to be stored in a remote server in association with information identifying a particular user that is based on the received security information;
• receives a request from the user to order a new key based on the stored geometric information to be delivered to the user's current location by a key duplication service;
• determines a current location of the consumer electronic device using the location sensor;
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• transmits, using the wireless interface, an instruction that causes the geometric information to be retrieved from the remote server and causes bitting information of the key and the key type of the key to be sent to the key duplication service in association with instructions for the key duplication service to deliver the new key to the determined current location.

A method for managing key information, the method comprising:

• receiving, using a hardware processor, first security information based on information specified by a first particular user from a first remote user device via the Internet;
• receiving, using the hardware processor, a first image one or more first images of a first key from the first remote device via the Internet;
• determining, using the hardware processor, first geometric information about the first key based on the one or more first images by automatically determining a key type of the first key from a plurality of known key types based on the one or more first images and by automatically determining bit heights of the first key based on the one or more first images;
• causing, using the hardware processor, the first geometric information, including the key type of the first key and the bit heights of the first key, and first identifying information based on the first security information to be stored in a storage device;
• receiving second security information based on information specified by a second particular user from a second remote user device via the Internet;
• receiving one or more second images of a second key from the second remote user device via the Internet;
• determining second geometric information about the second key based on the one or more second images by automatically determining a key type of the second key from the plurality of known key types based on the one or more second images and by automatically determining bit heights of the second key based on the one or more second images;
• causing the second geometric information, including the key type of the second key and the bit heights of the second key, and second identifying information based on the second security information to be stored in the storage device;
• receiving third security information, wherein the third security information corresponds to the first security information but not the second security information
• verifying that the third security information corresponds to the first security information;
• identifying first stored geometric information about one or more keys that can be made in response to verifying that the third security information corresponds to the first security information, wherein the first stored geometric information includes the first geometric information but does not include the second geometric information;
• causing, using the hardware processor, the first geometric information, including the key type of the first key and the bit heights of the first key, to be retrieved for use in creating a third key from the storage device based on the verification that the third security information corresponds to the first security information;
• receiving fourth security information, wherein the fourth security information corresponds to the second security information but not the first security information;
• verifying that the fourth security information corresponds to the second security information;
• identifying second stored geometric information about one or more keys that can be made in response to verifying that the fourth security information corresponds to the second security information, wherein the second stored geometric information includes the second geometric information but does not include the first geometric information;
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• causing the second geometric information, including the key type of the second key and the bit heights of the second key, to be retrieved for use in creating a fourth key from the storage device based on the verification that the fourth security information corresponds to the second security information.

A method for managing key information, the method comprising:

• receiving, using a hardware processor powered by a battery, security information from a user;
• receiving, using the hardware processor powered by the battery, one or more images of a key from the image sensor coupled to the hardware processor and powered by the battery;
• causing geometric information about the key, including a key type and bit heights of the key, based on the one or more images of the key to be stored in a remote server in association with information identifying a particular user that is based on the received security information;
• receiving a request from the user to order a new key based on the stored geometric information to be delivered to the user's current location by a key duplication service;
• determining, using a location sensor coupled to the hardware processor, a current location of a consumer electronic device including the hardware processor;
• and
• transmitting, using a wireless transmitter coupled to the hardware processor, an instruction that causes the geometric information to be retrieved from the remote server and causes bitting information of the key and the key type of the key to be sent to the key duplication service in association with instructions for the key duplication service to deliver the new key to the determined current location.