Method and apparatus for monitoring a safe
OwnerEdward J. McGunn, James Ivey III +2inventors
InventorsEdward J. McGunn, James Ivey III, Gregory Grzegorz Dylewski, Eduardo DeCastro Barcellos
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Abstract
The present invention generally relates to a method of monitoring a safe comprising the steps of providing (402) an electronic lock for the safe; receiving (404) information from a security device in an area proximate to the safe; and making (406) security information from the security device during a transaction with the electronic lock. According to another aspect of the invention, an apparatus for monitoring a safe comprises an electronic lock (144) incorporated in a safe; a control unit (142) coupled to the electronic lock; and a security system (148) coupled to the control unit.
Claims20
1-43. (Cancelled).
A safe comprising:
- a housing;
- a door moveably mounted to the housing;
- an electronic lock including a lock control circuit for selectively opening or locking the door;
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- a control unit operatively associated with the electronic lock for monitoring activities performed with the safe, the control unit comprising a communication interface for communication on an external network, the control unit transmitting information associated with the monitored activities to a user via the external network.
An apparatus for monitoring a safe comprising:
- an electronic lock for controlling a safe and through which a plurality of different types of transactions can be performed;
- a control unit coupled to said electronic lock for controlling said electronic lock and recording security information related to the different types of transactions, the control unit comprising a communication interface for communication on an external network, the control unit transmitting recorded security information to a user via the external network.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.