VENDING ENCLOSURE RECOVERY METHOD AND SYSTEM
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1. A wireless security system comprising:
- one or more sensors placed within a secured enclosure to detect one or more alarm conditions; and
a tracking device placed within the secured enclosure and adapted to receive the one or more alarm conditions, wherein the one or more alarm conditions activate the tracking device to report wirelessly a location and status information of the tracking device.
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Abstract
A tracking system and method provide updated location and status information of a vending machine even after the vending machine is moved from its installed location. This allows law enforcement to use the updated location information to locate and recover the vending machine and the assets contained therein during a theft or in other security breach situations. A method also provides for automatically assigning the vending machine to an installation location using the location and status information from the vending machine.
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20 Claims
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1. A wireless security system comprising:
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one or more sensors placed within a secured enclosure to detect one or more alarm conditions; and a tracking device placed within the secured enclosure and adapted to receive the one or more alarm conditions, wherein the one or more alarm conditions activate the tracking device to report wirelessly a location and status information of the tracking device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A wireless security system comprising:
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one or more sensors placed within a vault of an automatic teller machine (ATM) to detect one or more alarm conditions; and a tracking device placed within the vault and adapted to receive the one or more alarm conditions, wherein the one or more alarm conditions activate the tracking device to report wirelessly a location and status information of the ATM. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of tracking a secured enclosure, the method comprising:
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triggering a sensor placed within the secured enclosure; activating a tracking device placed within the secured enclosure to determine a location and to generate status information of the secured enclosure; and reporting wirelessly the location and status information to a tracking server. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A method of installing a tracking device to a secured enclosure, the method comprising:
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triggering a sensor placed within the secured enclosure; activating a tracking device placed within the secured enclosure to determine a location and to generate status information of the secured enclosure; reporting wirelessly the location and status information to a tracking server; and assigning the tracking device by the tracking server to an installation location based on the location received. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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