Electronic lock having usage and wear leveling of a touch surface through randomized code entry

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9424700
APP PUB NO 20150279136A1
SERIAL NO

14520979

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An electronic lock that requires the user complete a wear leveling action prior to entering in the passcode. The wear leveling action causes the user to touch one or more portions of the touch interface that may not be associated with the passcode to distribute wear of the touch interface. These area(s) of the touch interface selected for the wear leveling actions could be determined based on a pseudorandom number generator and/or by tracking usage of the touch interface to identify less used areas.

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  • SPECTRUM BRANDS, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Brewer, Timothy San Diego, US 11 171
Lovett, Matthew Mission Viego, US 15 87
Magnani, Michael Costa Mesa, US 1 26
Schneider, Elliott B Foothill Ranch, US 3 163

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