Programmable restricted access food storage container and behavior modification assistant
First Claim
1. A storage container for rigid control of access by users comprising:
- a housing;
a cover hingedly attached to the housing;
a lock incorporated into the cover for locking the cover to the housing;
the lock being programmed to automatically reset to the locked mode when the cover is opened and to immediately lock the cover to the housing upon closure;
programming means for controlling the lock for defining periods of accessability and inaccessability and;
a power supply for providing electric power to the programming means.
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Abstract
A programmable food storage container and behavior modification assistant, having an automatically closing and locking lid/door, and a programmable lock mechanism able to accept and store multiple defined sequential periods of inaccessibility of variable duration and frequency, and multiple defined periods of accessibility of variable duration and frequency. Use of the device mandates compliance with, and reinforcement of behavior consistent with, the user'"'"'s desire to develop and adhere to a pattern of controlled and limited consumption of any products stored within the container. Addressing the problem left unsolved in the prior art (i.e., the inability of some consumers to resist impulses to consume, and the finite and consumable capacity of people to resist temptation), the device eliminates temptations regarding its contents, and thus eliminates wasteful consumption of the consumer'"'"'s finite supply of willpower, or capacity to successfully resist an impulse to consume.
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19 Claims
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1. A storage container for rigid control of access by users comprising:
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a housing;
a cover hingedly attached to the housing;
a lock incorporated into the cover for locking the cover to the housing;
the lock being programmed to automatically reset to the locked mode when the cover is opened and to immediately lock the cover to the housing upon closure;
programming means for controlling the lock for defining periods of accessability and inaccessability and;
a power supply for providing electric power to the programming means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A programmable, automatically closing, and automatically locking storage container for rigid control of access to its contents by users, comprising:
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a housing;
a cover, said cover being attached to said housing by hinged moldings;
a computer controlled lock incorporated into the cover for locking the cover to the housing to prevent unauthorized access to the contents of the container;
the lock being configured to automatically reset to the locked mode when the cover is opened and to immediately lock the cover to the housing upon the closure of the cover;
a programmable computer incorporated into the container for controlling the lock, said programmable computer being programmed to accept and store multiple variables and parameters for defining periods of accessibility and inaccessability of variable duration; and
a power supply that can be accessed only when the cover is in the open position.
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