Alarm-triggered gun safe
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1. A method, comprising:
- establishing a communication connection between an alarm system and an electronic controller of a gun safe, wherein the alarm system is a security alarm system for a residential or business building;
receiving, at the electronic controller of the gun safe and via the communication connection, an alarm signal from the security alarm system based upon the security alarm system detecting an unauthorized access event with respect to the residential or business building;
identifying, by the electronic controller, a pre-defined response that corresponds to the alarm signal; and
based on the pre-defined response, performing, by the electronic controller, one or more operations that changes a first access state of the gun safe that requires a user to enter an access code to open the gun safe to a second access state that allows the user to open the gun safe without having to provide the access code.
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Abstract
An electronically-operated gun safe or other lockable container is communicatively connected to an alarm system or one or more alarm system elements. When the alarm or the alarm system elements is/are triggered, a signal is received by the gun safe, which then unlocks the door to the gun safe to allow access to the contents of the gun safe, or takes other action to facilitate easier access to the contents of the gun safe.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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establishing a communication connection between an alarm system and an electronic controller of a gun safe, wherein the alarm system is a security alarm system for a residential or business building; receiving, at the electronic controller of the gun safe and via the communication connection, an alarm signal from the security alarm system based upon the security alarm system detecting an unauthorized access event with respect to the residential or business building; identifying, by the electronic controller, a pre-defined response that corresponds to the alarm signal; and based on the pre-defined response, performing, by the electronic controller, one or more operations that changes a first access state of the gun safe that requires a user to enter an access code to open the gun safe to a second access state that allows the user to open the gun safe without having to provide the access code. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions thereon, that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to; establish a communication connection between an alarm system and an electronic controller of a gun safe, wherein the alarm system is a security alarm system for a residential or business building; receive, via the established communication connection, an alarm signal from the security alarm system based upon the security alarm system detecting an unauthorized access event with respect to the residential or business building; identify a pre-defined response that corresponds to the alarm signal; and based on the pre-defined response, perform one or more operations that changes a first access state of the gun safe that requires a user to enter an access code to open the gun safe to a second access state that allows the user to open the gun safe without having to provide the access code. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions thereon, that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to; establish a monitoring connection with at least one sensor of an alarm system, wherein the alarm system is a security alarm system for a residential or business building; establish a communication connection with an electronic controller of a gun safe; receive, from the at least one sensor and via the monitoring connection, a sensor alert that indicates the occurrence of an unauthorized access event or a fire event with respect to the residential or business building; and based on receiving the sensor alert, send an alarm signal to the electronic controller of the gun safe via the communication connection, wherein the alarm signal causes the gun safe to perform one or more operations that changes a first access state of the gun safe that requires a user to enter an access code to open the gun safe to a second access state that allows the user to open the gun safe without having to provide the access code. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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