Method and apparatus for monitoring a safe
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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.
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62 Claims
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1-43. -43. (Cancelled).
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44. A safe comprising:
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a housing;
a door moveably mounted to the housing;
an electronic lock including a lock control circuit for selectively opening or locking the door; and
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. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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53. An apparatus for monitoring a safe comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62)
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Specification