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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2023
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Kenichi Fujii, Shizuoka, JP;
Yuki Nakajima, Kanagawa, JP;
Mitsuhide Murofushi, Shizuoka, JP;
Yasuhiro Tomioka, Shizuoka, JP;
Tomoya Uehara, Shizuoka, JP;
Kenichi Nakao, Shizuoka, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A lock management system includes: a switching apparatus capable of switching a state of a lock target between a locked state and an unlocked state; a writing apparatus configured to write authentication information in a first storage area of a first RFID tag based on utilization schedule information related to the lock target; and a reading apparatus connected to the switching apparatus, and configured to read the authentication information sent back from the first RFID tag utilizing energy of an emitted electromagnetic wave, and to cause the switching apparatus to switch a state of the lock target in a case where authentication based on the read authentication information is successful.