Patent ID: 6836553
Filing Date: 2004-12-28
Classification: B23C,E05B,G06K

Abstract:
A system for identifying a key blank from a master key, the system comprising:a housing; a first source of uniform light configured to backlight a first surface of a master key, the first source of uniform light being fixed relative to the housing; a second source of uniform light configured to illuminate a second surface of a master key opposite the first surface, the second source of uniform light being fixed relative to the housing and the first source of uniform light, and disposed opposite the first source of uniform light such that the master key is disposable therebetween, the first and second sources of uniform light operable to generate an image of the master key; a receiver operable to capture the image of the master key; and a control having a memory configured to store information on a plurality of key blanks, the control operable to identify the key blank corresponding to the master key based on the captured image.