AUTONOMOUS OPERATIONS OF SECURABLE DEVICES
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1. A system for assigning controlled access to a securable device, said system comprising:
- a kiosk configured to receive a PIN and to collect payment from a user for rental of a securable device from among a plurality of securable devices; and
a lock unit associated with the securable device and being in communication with said kiosk, said lock unit being configured to receive the PIN from said kiosk and, thereafter, to operate autonomously with respect to said kiosk to enable the user to access the securable device in response to the user entering the PIN into said lock unit.
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Abstract
A system and method for assigning controlled access to a securable device may include a kiosk configured to receive a PIN and to collect payment from a user for rental of a securable device from among multiple securable devices. A lock unit associated with the securable device and in communication with the kiosk may be configured to receive the PIN from said kiosk. After receiving the PIN, the kiosk may be configured to operate autonomously with respect to the kiosk to enable the user to access the securable device in response to the user entering the PIN into the lock unit.
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1. A system for assigning controlled access to a securable device, said system comprising:
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a kiosk configured to receive a PIN and to collect payment from a user for rental of a securable device from among a plurality of securable devices; and a lock unit associated with the securable device and being in communication with said kiosk, said lock unit being configured to receive the PIN from said kiosk and, thereafter, to operate autonomously with respect to said kiosk to enable the user to access the securable device in response to the user entering the PIN into said lock unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for assigning controlled access to a securable device, said method comprising:
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receiving, by a kiosk, a PIN from a user; collecting payment, by the kiosk, from the user for rental of a securable device from among a plurality of securable devices; receiving, by a lock unit associated with the securable device and autonomously operating with respect to the kiosk, the PIN from the kiosk; and enabling, by the lock unit, the user to access the securable device in response to the user entering the PIN into the lock unit. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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