Patent ID: 8943187
Filing Date: 2015-01-27
Classification: B60R,E05B,G06F,G07C,H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A system comprising: at least one processor; and at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium coupled to the at least one processor having stored thereon instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform operations comprising: receiving, based on input provided by a user, data identifying a recipient for an electronic key to a physical lock, the recipient being connected to the user in a social networking platform; receiving, based on input provided by the user, data identifying the physical lock to which the user desires to provide the electronic key; receiving, based on input provided by the user, data indicating one or more conditions on use of the electronic key; determining that the user has authority to issue the electronic key to the physical lock; in response to determining that the user has authority to issue the electronic key to the physical lock, storing, in electronic storage, key data that identifies the recipient of the electronic key, the physical lock for which the electronic key is granted, and the one or more conditions on use of the electronic key; accessing, from profile data for the recipient from the social networking platform, an electronic address for the recipient; transmitting, to the electronic address for the recipient, data that indicates that the electronic key is transferred to the recipient; and transmitting, to the electronic address for the recipient, data that enables the recipient to use the electronic key in accordance with the one or more conditions on use of the electronic key.