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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2023
Target Brands, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Christopher M. Brakob, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Andrew J. Wipf, Jordan, MN (US);
Kathleen J. Roush, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Jason M. Kadrmas, Lauderdale, MN (US);
Target Brands, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A keyset includes a plurality of keys, a holder attached to each of the keys in the plurality of keys, an RFID tag positioned within the holder, and a barcode positioned within the holder. A system includes a server and a first handheld device configured to scan a barcode on a keyset to obtain a barcode identifier and to relay the barcode identifier to the server to check the keyset out of a key cabinet. An RFID reader is configured to receive an RFID signal from an RFID tag on the keyset to obtain an RFID identifier and to relay the RFID identifier to a second handheld device. The second handheld device is configured to receive the RFID identifier sent by the RFID reader and to determine that the keyset was detected during a scan of a key cabinet based on the received RFID identifier.