| 摘要 |
<p>An automated access control system (100) and method in one embodiment includes a storage rack (160) comprising a plurality of storage compartments (162), a user port (164), a memory (108) including program instructions, and a processor (104) operably connected to the memory (108) for executing the program instructions. The program instructions are operable for placing a key (202) within one of the plurality of storage compartments (162), associating the key (202) with the one of the plurality of storage compartments (162), identifying a user, associating the user and the stored key (202), removing the stored key (202) from the one of the plurality of storage compartments (162), and making the removed key (202) accessible to the user at the user port (162).</p> |
