Systems and methods for securing an object in a vehicle

A system for securing an object in a vehicle comprising:

• a biometric lockbox that includes a storage area for receiving an object, and a locking mechanism that includes a lock, a biometric sensor for detecting a biometric identifier to authenticate a user and a physiological sensor for detecting a physiological state of an authenticated user to determine whether the authenticated user is in a mental and physical condition to access the storage area;
• and
• a computing device coupled to the biometric lockbox that includes logic that, when executed, causes the system to perform at least the following:
• sample the physiological state of the user at various times to classify a predetermined desired physiological state;
• receive data related to the biometric identifier of the user;
• receive data related to the physiological state of the user;
• and
• in response to determining that a correct biometric identifier and the predetermined desired physiological state of the user were received, deactivate the lock to grant access to the storage area.

A biometric lockbox for securing an object in a vehicle comprising:

• a storage area for receiving an object;
• a locking mechanism that includes a biometric sensor for receiving a biometric identifier of a user for authenticating the user and a physiological sensor for detecting a physiological state of an authenticated user to determine whether the authenticated user is in a physical and mental state to access the object;
• and
• a computing device that includes logic that, when executed, causes the biometric lockbox to perform at least the following:
• sample the physiological state of the user at various times to classify a predetermined undesired physiological state;
• receive data related to the biometric identifier of the user;
• receive data related to the physiological state of the user;
• determine whether the data associated with the physiological state of the user corresponds to the predetermined undesired physiological state;
• and
• in response to receiving a correct biometric identifier and determining that the physiological state of the user does not correspond to the predetermined undesired physiological state, grant access to the storage area.