Secure Dispensing System
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1. A secure dispensing system comprising the following:
- a container arranged to securely contain a quantity of a material comprising;
an internal locking mechanism to prevent unauthorised dispensing of the material from the container; and
a delivery port to enable dispensing of a quantity of the material from the container,a control device arranged to enable release of the internal locking mechanism to allow dispensing of the material once authorization of a user has taken place; and
a key to enable a user to access restricted functions of the system,whereby the operation of the system is controlled by;
authentication of a first user to the key to enable the user to access restricted functions of the system; and
authentication of a second user to the control device to enable dispensing of the material from the container;
whereby the authentication means of the user is by measurement of one or more biometric characteristics of the user.
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Abstract
A secure dispensing system comprising a container (10) arranged to dispense a quantity of a material through a delivery port (40). The system has a locking mechanism to prevent the dispensing of the material and a control device (70) to enable release of the locking mechanism. A key (110) is also provided to allow access to restricted functions of the system. The system will only enable release of the locking mechanism once a user has been authenticated by one or more biometric means of identification. The key (110) may also comprises a biometric means of authentication which must be provided in order to functionalize the key (110).
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42 Claims
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1. A secure dispensing system comprising the following:
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a container arranged to securely contain a quantity of a material comprising; an internal locking mechanism to prevent unauthorised dispensing of the material from the container; and a delivery port to enable dispensing of a quantity of the material from the container, a control device arranged to enable release of the internal locking mechanism to allow dispensing of the material once authorization of a user has taken place; and a key to enable a user to access restricted functions of the system, whereby the operation of the system is controlled by; authentication of a first user to the key to enable the user to access restricted functions of the system; and authentication of a second user to the control device to enable dispensing of the material from the container;
whereby the authentication means of the user is by measurement of one or more biometric characteristics of the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 35, 36)
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34. A secure dispensing system as claimed in claim 34, wherein the opioid is methadone hydrochloride.
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37. A method of securely dispensing a material from a container, said method comprising the steps of;
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Authentication of a first user to a key by one or more biometric means of identification; Communication of the data produced by authentication to a means for analysing the data; Analysis of the communicated data to determine whether the first user is permitted to access restricted functions of the system; Access to restricted functions of the system if the first user is authorised; Authentication of a second user to a control device by one or more biometric means of identification; Communication of the data produced by authentication to a means for analysing the data; Analysis of the communicated data to determine whether dispensing of the material from the container is permitted; and Secure dispensing of material from the container if the second user is authorised. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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