Key management system and method

Abstract

The invention provides a key management system and a key management method. The system comprises key management equipment and mobile communication equipment; the mobile communication equipment is usedfor transmitting an unlocking command to the key management equipment after confirming that the mobile communication equipment is positioned near the key management equipment according to a receivedkey management equipment identifier, and transmitting a key management request to the key management equipment after the key management equipment is unlocked; and the key management equipment is usedfor performing corresponding processing according to the received key management request after the key management equipment is controlled to be unlocked according to the received unlocking command, wherein the key management request comprises at least one of a key entry request, a key taking request, a key return request or a key logout request. According to the key management system and the key management method, the key management operations, such as entering a key, taking the key, returning the key and the like, are performed by utilizing the key management equipment and the mobile communication equipment; and the defects of careless mistake and low reliability caused by manual key management are avoided.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to the technical field of key management, in particular to a key management system and method. Background technique [0002] With the development of the current economy, various industries have created a need for the management of physical keys, such as real estate, car rental, and hotels. For example, in major cities in recent years, real estate intermediary companies are very common. Their business is mainly responsible for the rental and sale of houses. Due to the characteristics of the business, some real estate intermediary companies provide key escrow services accordingly. The owners directly put the keys in the real estate intermediary company. So that the intermediary company can take customers to see the house at any time. Since there are so many house keys, it is necessary to manage the keys of each owner. [0003] The key management method in the prior art is to assign full-time key management personnel to carry out m...

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[0004] Therefore, there are at least the following technical defects in the prior art: using manual key management will inevitably lead to mistakes, and the borrowing and returning records of keys are difficult to track, and at the same t

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