Portable security container
US7212098B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 21, 2000 |
| Grant date | May 1, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 29, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07C9/00912
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A process and security container that enable local protection and remote transportation of items found with the environment of a contemporary office, while generating a log of users who have gained access to the container. The container may be constructed with one or more sidewalls bearing a removable lid. The container may have a closed interior while the lid is in complete engagement with the sidewalls, and have an open interior able to removably receive items within the interior while the lid is dislodged from its complete engagement. A port is exposed through one of said sidewalls to receive data signals and a control stage with a non-volatile a memory, is mounted within the container and operationally coupled to a host computer to provide communication with the interior of the container via the port. A microprocessor based host computer sited externally to the container, has a keyboard initiating formation of the data signals and a monitor driven by the host computer to visually display video images. The host computer is operationally coupled to the port to participate in the communication by generating the data signals. The controller may generate a control signal and allow a…
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