Patent ID: 11866957
Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E  G | IPC E

Claim 10:
11. The apparatus of claim 7, further comprising:
electric housing connectors positioned on the enclosure at an area where the key structure is disposed in the lock housing device, wherein each of the electric housing connectors at least partially aligned with corresponding key connectors on a handle portion of the key structure;
the power source is configured to provide current to the first housing pin via the electric housing connectors, the key connectors, and the first key pin, wherein the first housing pin is grounded to the central processing unit; and
the power source is configured to provide current to the second housing pin via the electric housing connectors, the key connectors, and the second key pin, wherein the second housing pin is grounded to the central processing unit, wherein the central processing unit is configured to generate a signal to the locking mechanism based on a resistance value for the second key pin.