SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADMINISTERING ACCESS TO AN INTERIOR COMPARTMENT OF AN ENCLOSURE
First Claim
1. A method for administering access to an interior compartment of an enclosure, wherein the enclosure includes a locking mechanism for locking and unlocking a door of the enclosure, a biometric sensor, a keypad, and a memory, the method comprising:
- providing a pre-established master sequence stored in the memory;
providing the ability to store a primary identification sequence in the memory using the keypad; and
providing the ability to store a primary unique identifying feature in the memory using the biometric sensor, wherein the locking mechanism is unlocked byproviding a first identifying feature using the biometric sensor that matches the primary unique identifying feature, and if access to the interior compartment is denied after providing the first identifying feature, allowing the locking mechanism to be unlocked by entering a first input sequence using the keypad that matches the primary identification sequence.
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Abstract
A system and method for administrating access to an interior compartment of a safe is provided. The safe includes a locking mechanism for locking and unlocking a safe door, and a lock interface including a biometric sensor, a keypad, and a memory. The interior compartment of the safe may be accessed using primary and secondary identification sequences, and primary and secondary unique identifying features. The manager initiates the safe using the pre-established master sequence and administrates the number of secondary users permitted to access the interior compartment of the safe. The pre-established master sequence may also be used to delete all identification sequences and unique identifying features that are stored in the lock interface. A key lock operates as a threshold or secondary lock that controls whether the primary and secondary identification sequences, and primary and secondary unique identifying features, may be used to unlock the locking mechanism.
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26 Claims
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1. A method for administering access to an interior compartment of an enclosure, wherein the enclosure includes a locking mechanism for locking and unlocking a door of the enclosure, a biometric sensor, a keypad, and a memory, the method comprising:
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providing a pre-established master sequence stored in the memory; providing the ability to store a primary identification sequence in the memory using the keypad; and providing the ability to store a primary unique identifying feature in the memory using the biometric sensor, wherein the locking mechanism is unlocked by providing a first identifying feature using the biometric sensor that matches the primary unique identifying feature, and if access to the interior compartment is denied after providing the first identifying feature, allowing the locking mechanism to be unlocked by entering a first input sequence using the keypad that matches the primary identification sequence. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for accessing an interior compartment of an enclosure, wherein the enclosure includes a locking mechanism for locking and unlocking a door of the enclosure, a biometric sensor, a keypad, and a memory, the method comprising:
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providing a pre-established master sequence stored in the memory; storing a primary identification sequence in the memory using the keypad; and storing a primary unique identifying feature in the memory using the biometric sensor, wherein the locking mechanism is unlocked by providing a first identifying feature using the biometric sensor that matches the primary unique identifying feature, and if access to the interior compartment is denied after providing the first identifying feature, allowing the locking mechanism to be unlocked by entering a first input sequence using the keypad that matches the primary identification sequence. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system for administering access to an interior compartment of an enclosure, the enclosure including a door, the system comprising:
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a locking mechanism operative to lock and unlock the door of the enclosure; a keypad operative to allow a primary identification sequence and a first input sequence to be entered into the system; a biometric sensor operative to allow a primary unique identifying feature and a first identifying feature to be entered into the system; a storage device; and a processor programmed to; maintain in the storage device a pre-established master sequence, the primary identification sequence, and the primary unique identifying feature, compare the first input sequence with the primary identification sequence, compare the first identifying feature with the primary unique identifying feature, unlock the locking mechanism if the first input sequence matches the primary identification sequence, and unlock the locking mechanism if the first identifying feature matches the primary unique identifying feature. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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26. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing a method comprising:
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maintaining in a memory a pre-established master sequence, a primary identification sequence, and a primary unique identifying feature, wherein the primary identification sequence is established using a keypad, and wherein the primary unique identifying feature is established using a biometric sensor; comparing a first input sequence with the primary identification sequence, wherein the first input sequence is entered using the keypad; comparing a first identifying feature with the primary unique identifying feature, wherein the first identifying feature is entered using the biometric sensor; unlocking the locking mechanism if the first input sequence matches the primary identification sequence, and unlocking the locking mechanism if the first identifying feature matches the primary unique identifying feature.
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