Security devices and methods for regulating access to items secured within

A security device comprising:

• an enclosure including a cavity for storing a firearm therein;
• a cover operably coupled to the enclosure and configured to block access to the cavity where the firearm is stored;
• a locking mechanism coupled to the cover and the enclosure and configured to secure the cover to the enclosure;
• an access authentication assembly included within and exposed on the enclosure, and configured to receive or provide authentication data for determining if a requesting user requesting access to the firearm is an authorized user;
• a device condition sensor configured to provide device condition data associated with at least one of the security device and an environment in proximity to the security device;
• and
• a computing device operably coupled to the locking mechanism, the access authentication assembly, and the device condition sensor, and configured to regulate the security device between a locked configuration where access to the firearm is denied and an unlocked configuration where the firearm is accessible,
• wherein in response to determining that the requesting user requesting access to the firearm is the authorized user, the computing device is configured to trigger a predefined wait period during which the access to the firearm is denied, and
• wherein the at least one of the computing device, the device condition sensor, or the access authentication assembly is configured to communicate to a pre-determined support group via the network and a control device operably coupled to the network and the pre-determined support group, the control device configured to perform actions of:
• receiving a notification when the requesting user requests access to the firearm;
• sending a feedback to the security device if the pre-determined support group approves or denies access to the firearm to the requesting user;
• and
• changing a setting relating to access for the firearm for the requesting user.

A method for regulating access to a firearm secured within a security device, the method comprising:

• providing a security device comprising:
• an enclosure including a cavity for storing a firearm therein,
• a cover operably coupled to the enclosure and configured to block access to the cavity where the firearm is stored,
• a locking mechanism coupled to the cover and the enclosure and configured to secure the cover to the enclosure,
• an access authentication assembly included within and exposed on the enclosure, and configured to receive or provide authentication data for determining if a requesting user requesting access to the firearm is an authorized user,
• a device condition sensor configured to provide device condition data associated with at least one of the security device and an environment in proximity to the security device, and
• a computing device operably coupled to the locking mechanism, the access authentication assembly, and the device condition sensor, and configured to regulate the security device between a locked configuration where access to the firearm is denied and an unlocked configuration where the firearm is accessible;
• determining if a requesting user requesting access to the firearm is the authorized user;
• and
• in response to determining the requesting user requesting access to the firearm is the authorized user, the method further includes:
• triggering a predefined wait period during which the access to the firearm is denied;
• notifying a pre-determined support group that the requesting user is requesting access to the firearm;
• receiving an approval or a denial feedback if the pre-determined support group approves or denies access to the firearm to the requesting user;
• and
• in response to receiving the approval feedback, allowing the requesting user access to the firearm,
• wherein the pre-determined support group comprises a second user different from the requesting user.

A method for regulating access to a firearm secured within a security device, the method comprising:

• providing a security device comprising:
• an enclosure including a cavity for storing a firearm therein,
• a cover operably coupled to the enclosure and configured to block access to the cavity where the firearm is stored,
• a locking mechanism coupled to the cover and the enclosure and configured to secure the cover to the enclosure,
• an access authentication assembly included within and exposed on the enclosure, and configured to receive or provide authentication data for determining if a requesting user requesting access to the firearm is an authorized user,
• a device condition sensor configured to provide device condition data associated with at least one of the security device and an environment in proximity to the security device, and
• a computing device operably coupled to the locking mechanism, the access authentication assembly, and the device condition sensor, and configured to regulate the security device between a locked configuration where access to the firearm is denied and an unlocked configuration where the firearm is accessible;
• determining if a requesting user requesting access to the firearm is the authorized user;
• in response to determining the requesting user requesting access to the firearm is the authorized user, the method further includes:
• triggering a predefined wait period during which the access to the firearm is denied,
• notifying a pre-determined support group that the requesting user is requesting access to the firearm, and
• receiving an approval or a denial feedback if the pre-determined support group approves or denies access to the firearm to the requesting user, wherein, in response to receiving the approval feedback, allowing the requesting user access to the firearm;
• and
• in response to receiving a distress signal predefined to be indicative of an emergency, the method further includes:
• activating one or more internet of things (IoT) devices in response to receiving the distress signal predefined to be indicative of the emergency,
• notifying the pre-determined support group that the predefined distress signal is received,
• receiving an indication from the pre-determined support group, whether the emergency exists, and
• in response to receiving an indication that the emergency exists, notifying an emergency response unit.