Smart Padlock System "Key Lock Service"

We are pleased to announce that KEYes Co., Ltd. has been selected as one of the 12 startups for the fiscal year 2025 in the competitive short-term intensive acceleration program "High Growth Program," led by the public-private collaborative startup support facility "Fukuoka Growth Next" (located in Daimyo, Chuo Ward, Fukuoka City, hereinafter referred to as FGN). 【What is the High Growth Program?】 This is a selective program designed to provide necessary support for companies expected to grow into representative startups of Fukuoka, allowing them to focus on their business. Through regular communication, we identify the support needed and customize it for concentrated assistance. For startups selected for the High Growth Program, we offer tailored growth support measures such as market expansion, human resource support, and back-office assistance, enabling them to concentrate on their business efforts. For startups in the fundraising phase, we prioritize introductions to venture capitalists and financial institution representatives, as well as assist in refining business plans and pitch decks.

Until now, users of the baseball field had to go to the town hall by the end of business hours on weekdays to receive a key, which was cumbersome. Additionally, the administrators had to manage key exchanges outside of regular hours, placing a burden on staff. To solve this issue, we introduced a smart padlock, allowing users to unlock it with their smartphones, completely eliminating the need to go to the town hall to pick up or return the key. This document includes the effects of the implementation, usage methods, procedures, and interview content with the town hall representatives, so please take a moment to read it!

Recently, there has been a surge in theft (loss) incidents involving items stored in lockers managed with simple locks. The prevalent management methods, such as "keeping keys in easily accessible places" and "using ledgers for historical management," are heavily based on the assumption of good faith, creating an environment where theft could occur at any time. As a countermeasure, a certain company's food factory has installed KEYes smart padlocks in their storage lockers. The KEYes smart padlock sends unlocking history to the management screen upon unlocking, ensuring that usage history is reliably recorded, which is highly effective in suppressing and preventing internal misconduct. Additionally, the authority to unlock can be freely set, making it a useful measure to prevent crimes by former employees, such as those who have changed jobs or resigned. For more details, please contact our company!

In recent years, the number of unmanned stations across the country has been steadily increasing, and railway companies are considering optimal customer service methods for these unmanned stations. At Kyushu Railway Company, keys have been stored and managed at major stations until now, but in the event of a problem at an unmanned station, it was necessary to first go to a major station to retrieve the keys before heading to the unmanned station. However, they faced challenges regarding the time taken to reach the major station and the response time when issues arose at another unmanned station during the troubleshooting process, which led to the introduction of the smart key box. For more details, please feel free to contact us!! 【What are the smart key boxes and key lock services provided by KEYes?】 These are smart locks (such as smart padlocks and smart key boxes) that can be unlocked via a dedicated app installed on a smartphone, along with a key management system that manages them. By granting unlocking permissions for the smart locks to smartphones through a web-based management site, users can unlock the smart locks from their smartphones. Additionally, the history of "when," "which padlock," "who," and "where" it was opened is uploaded to the management site, allowing users to check the unlocking history of all padlocks from the management site.