Portable Security Container
First Claim
1. A container manager, comprising:
- a housing comprised of a plurality of sidewalls bearing a removable lid, forming a container having a closed interior while said lid is in complete engagement with said housing, and providing an open interior able to removably receive items within said open interior while said lid is dislodged from said complete engagement;
a port borne by said housing to accommodate conduction of transmission of data signals between said closed interior and an environment external to said housing;
a control stage comprised of a memory storing information specific to said container, said control stage being mounted entirely within and being completely encased by said container during said complete engagement, and being operationally coupled to provide communication with said interior via said port, and generating a control signal in dependence upon disposition of said port relative to a source of said data signals, in dependence upon disposition of said container within a scheme for generation of said data signals, and in response to occurrence of a coincidence between a data key received among said data signals via said port and a data sequence obtained by said control stage in dependence upon said information stored within said memory; and
a moveable latch disposed to engage said lid and hinder removal of said lid from said complete engagement, and to respond to said control signal by releasing said lid from said complete engagement.
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Abstract
A process and security container that enable local protection and remote transportation of items found with the environment of a contemporary office, while generating a log of users who have gained access to the container. e container may be constructed with one or more sidewalls bearing a removable lid. The container may have a closed interior while the lid is in complete engagement with the sidewalls, and have an open interior able to removably receive items within the interior while the lid is dislodged from its complete engagement. A port is exposed through one of said sidewalls to receive data signals and a control stage with a non-volatile a memory, is mounted within the container and operationally coupled to a host computer to provide communication with the interior of the container via the port. A microprocessor based host computer sited externally to the container, has a keyboard initiating formation of the data signals and a monitor driven by the host computer to visually display video images. The host computer is operationally coupled to the port to participate in the communication by generating the data signals. The controller may generate a control signal and allow access to the interior of the container in response to occurrence of a coincidence between a data key received From the host computer among the data signals via the port and a data sequence obtained by the control stage in dependence upon information stored within the memory.
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56 Claims
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1. A container manager, comprising:
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a housing comprised of a plurality of sidewalls bearing a removable lid, forming a container having a closed interior while said lid is in complete engagement with said housing, and providing an open interior able to removably receive items within said open interior while said lid is dislodged from said complete engagement; a port borne by said housing to accommodate conduction of transmission of data signals between said closed interior and an environment external to said housing; a control stage comprised of a memory storing information specific to said container, said control stage being mounted entirely within and being completely encased by said container during said complete engagement, and being operationally coupled to provide communication with said interior via said port, and generating a control signal in dependence upon disposition of said port relative to a source of said data signals, in dependence upon disposition of said container within a scheme for generation of said data signals, and in response to occurrence of a coincidence between a data key received among said data signals via said port and a data sequence obtained by said control stage in dependence upon said information stored within said memory; and a moveable latch disposed to engage said lid and hinder removal of said lid from said complete engagement, and to respond to said control signal by releasing said lid from said complete engagement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 52)
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13. A container manager, comprising:
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a housing comprised of a plurality of sidewalls bearing a removable lid, forming a container having a closed interior while said lid is in complete engagement with said housing, and providing an open interior able to removably receive items within said open interior while said lid is dislodged from said complete engagement; a port mounted within said housing to receive data signals; a control stage comprised of a memory storing information specific to said container, said control stage being mounted entirely within said container, being completely encased by said container during said complete engagement, and being operationally coupled to provide communication by data signals with said interior via said port, and generating an alarm signal in response to an unauthorized interruption of said communication via said port; and an alarm driven by said controller to broadcast an indication of said unauthorized <
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interruption in response to said alarm signal. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A container manager, comprising:
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a housing comprised of a plurality of sidewalls bearing a removable lid, forming a container having a closed interior while said lid is in complete engagement with said housing, and providing an open interior able to removably receive items within said open interior while said lid is dislodged from said complete engagement;
a port to receive data signals;a control stage comprised of a memory, said control stage being mounted on said container and being operationally coupled to provide communication with said interior via said port, and generating a control signal in response to occurrence of a coincidence between a data key received among said data signals via said port and a data sequence obtained by said control stage in dependence upon information stored within said memory; a microprocessor based host computer sited externally to said container, said host computer comprising a keyboard initiating formation of said data signals and a monitor driven by said host computer to visually display video images, said host computer being operationally coupled to said port and participating in said communication by generating said data signals; and an electromechanical latch disposed to engage said lid and hinder removal of said lid from said complete engagement, and to respond to said control signal by releasing said lid from said complete engagement. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A container manager, comprising:
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a housing comprised of a plurality of sidewalls bearing a removable lid, forming a container having a closed interior while said lid is n complete engagement with said housing, said housing providing an open interior able to removably receive items within said open interior while said lid is dislodged from said complete engagement; a port exposed through said housing to receive data signals; a control stage comprised of a memory, said control stage being mounted on said container and being operationally coupled to provide communication by data signals with said interior via said port; a microprocessor based host computer sited externally to said container, said host computer comprising a keyboard initiating formation of said data signals and a monitor driven by said host computer to visually display video images, said host computer being operationally coupled to said port and participating in said communication by generating said data signals; and an alarm driven in response to an unauthorized interruption of said communication via said port to broadcast an indication of said unauthorized interruption in response to said alarm signal. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A container manager, comprising:
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a housing composed of a plurality of sidewalls bearing a removable lid, forming a container having a closed interior while said lid is in complete engagement with said housing, and providing an open interior able to removably receive items within said open interior while said lid is dislodged from said complete engagement; a source of an input signal representing a first class of information, mounted upon and borne by said housing; a port borne by said housing to accommodate conduction of transmission of data signals through said housing; a control stage comprised of a memory storing a second class of information specific to said container, said control stage being mounted entirely within and being completely encased by said container during said complete engagement, and being operationally coupled to provide communication with said interior via said port, and generating a control signal in dependence upon disposition of said port relative to an origin of said data signals, in dependence upon said information represented by said input signal, and in response to occurrence of a coincidence between a data key received among said data signals via said port and a data sequence obtained by said control stage in dependence upon said information stored within said memory; and a latch mounted on said housing and disposed to engage said lid and hinder removal of said lid from said complete engagement, and to respond to said control signal by releasing said lid from said complete engagement.
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- 36. The container manager of claim 36, further comprising said source detecting movement of said lid, and said first class of information indicating said movement.
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44. The container manager of claim 44, further comprising said host computer comprising a cellular telephone bearing a graphical user interface.
- 53. The container manager according to claim 53, wherein the door lock is operationally coupled to a port to provide communication with a host computer and/or a remote control.
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