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US 8,890,651 B2Granted
Interchangeable lock core and opening method thereof
AssigneeYoutech, Inc.
InventorsShuqiang Jin, Qing Chang, Hongwei Qiao, Lei Ji, Shuiping Liao
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AssigneeYoutech, Inc.
InventorsShuqiang Jin, Qing Chang, Hongwei Qiao, Lei Ji, Shuiping Liao
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One embodiment of the present invention provides a lock-and-key system for an electrical power plant. The system includes a plurality of locks and a smart key. A respective lock is installed with a standardized lock core, and the lock is associated with a lock identifier (ID). The smart key includes a key head that matches the standardized lock core; a lock-ID detector configured to detect the lock ID; a rotation stopper which, when enabled, is configured to prevent rotation of the key head while the key head is inserted into the standardized lock core; and a control module configured to disable the rotation stopper based on the detected lock ID, thereby facilitating the smart key to unlock the lock by rotating the key head.
A lock-and-key system for an electrical power plant, comprising:
A computer-executable method for managing a lock-and-key system in an electrical power plant, wherein the method comprises:
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that when executed by a computer cause the computer to perform a method for managing a lock-and-key system in an electrical power plant, the method comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.