Patents
US 10643414 B2: Electronic key device utilizing user input to facilitate access by authorized persons
- Granted
- 2020-05-05
- Filed
- 2018-10-30 application 16175625
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Embodiments relate to the processing of information associated with a user of a portable electronic key to limit use of the key by unauthorized persons. The portable electronic key includes an input device configured to receive user input information from a holder of the key. A user verification procedure is performed based on the user input information. The user input information can include biometric information associated with the holder of the key. The user verification procedure includes a determination that the user input information corresponds to authorized user information stored in a memory of the key. Based in part on execution of the user verification procedure, the portable electronic key can be configured to initiate an unlocking event at an entry point.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg200505.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Videx, Inc. 35 patents | US company or organization | Corvallis, OR | VIDEX, INC. State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul R. Davis | Corvallis, OR | 35 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G07C | Time or attendance registers; registering or indicating the working of machines; generating random numbers; voting or lottery apparatus; arrangements, systems or apparatus for checking not provided for elsewhere | G07C9/00857 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H04L | Transmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication | H04L63/0861 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H04W | Wireless communication networks | H04W12/06 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-10-30 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | DAVIS (TAMMY DAVIS AS P.R.), PAUL R. signed 2017-05-31 | VIDEX, INC. CORVALLIS, OR | 47361/810 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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