Compact electronic security locker system
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1. An electronic security locker system comprising:
- a plurality of storage compartments, each having two ends with one of the ends being obstructed to prevent access to the corresponding storage compartment;
a plurality of electronic lock mechanisms, each respectively associated with a corresponding one of the storage compartments and operative to unlock in response to a corresponding lock signal;
a plurality of closure elements, each respectively associated with a corresponding one of the storage compartments and positioned at the other end of the corresponding storage compartment so as to operatively coupled with a corresponding one of the electronic lock mechanisms when such mechanism is locked;
a communication device operatively coupled to interact with an identification element and to provide an identification signal based on the interaction; and
a controller operatively coupled the plurality of electronic lock mechanisms, and constructed and arranged to receive the identification signal and to provide a corresponding lock signal based on the identification signal.
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Abstract
An embodiment of the present invention provides a compact electronic security locker system that includes an array of lockers, each of which is electronic locked and electronically accessed. One aspect of an embodiment of the present invention allows authorized personnel access to the identification of the person storing an article in a particular locker. In another aspect of an embodiment of the present invention, the storage lockers are arranged in a matrix of rows and columns and are constructed to have a size to accommodate items having a size of common cell phones.
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1. An electronic security locker system comprising:
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a plurality of storage compartments, each having two ends with one of the ends being obstructed to prevent access to the corresponding storage compartment; a plurality of electronic lock mechanisms, each respectively associated with a corresponding one of the storage compartments and operative to unlock in response to a corresponding lock signal; a plurality of closure elements, each respectively associated with a corresponding one of the storage compartments and positioned at the other end of the corresponding storage compartment so as to operatively coupled with a corresponding one of the electronic lock mechanisms when such mechanism is locked; a communication device operatively coupled to interact with an identification element and to provide an identification signal based on the interaction; and a controller operatively coupled the plurality of electronic lock mechanisms, and constructed and arranged to receive the identification signal and to provide a corresponding lock signal based on the identification signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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