ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,347,255, issued on July 1, was assigned to Videx Inc. (Corvallis, Ore.).
"Remote auditing of electronic keys" was invented by Paul R. Davis (Corvallis, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments relate to enhanced auditing features for administration of remote electronic keys. Based on access control information associated with the electronic key, an unlocking signal is conveyed from the electronic key that causes an electronic lock to change from a locked state to an unlocked state, thereby permitting a user of the key to access one or more resources secured by the lock. The electronic key stores details related to the unlocking eve...