Electronic real estate lockbox system
AssigneeSupra Products, Inc.
InventorsWayne F. Larson, Walter G. Henderson
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Abstract
Real estate lockbox and key designs are disclosed which provide a variety of operational features. Also disclosed is a comprehensive system that allows real estate boards and agencies to efficiently manage their lockbox operations. Features provided by the system include the ability to record all accesses to all lockboxes; transfer all or part of such records from the lockboxes to the real estate agency or board; organize and review such records at the agency or board offices; disable operation of various lockboxes during certain hours of the day; facilitate operation of lockboxes that are mounted in awkward or poorly lit locations; limit lockbox accesses to preselected agents, agencies or boards; and record diagnostic information with each operation of a lockbox or key.
Claims2
A lockbox comprising:
- a controlled-access compartment;
- receiving means for receiving data from a key;
- processing means for processing data received from the key and for allowing access to the lockbox compartment upon receipt of certain data from the key;
- fastening means for releasably fastening the lockbox to a fixed object, the fastening means being operable to release the lockbox from the fixed object upon receipt of a release command;
- and
- disable means for denying access to the lockbox compartment after receipt of the release command until after receipt of a lockbox reenable command.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.