Method and system for communicating lock information

摘要

The present invention discloses a system for communicating lock information comprising a first terminal (102) coupled to a communication network (112); a database (107) associated with the first terminal for storing said lock information; and second terminal (114) in communication with said first terminal by way of said communication network for accessing the lock information. A method for communicating lock information stored in a remote database is also disclosed. The method comprises steps of providing (202) information related to a lock; storing (204) the information in a database remote from the lock; and providing (206) access by an end user to the information in the database by way of a computer network. A method according to an alternate embodiment is disclosed for communicating lock information stored in a remote database comprising steps of accessing (602) computer network; providing (604) access information necessary to access the remote database; and receiving (614) the lock information from the database.