Programmable lock and security system therefor
First Claim
1. A lock device comprising:
- a lock including a locking member having a first lock position and a second unlock position;
log means associated with the lock for electronically recording and displaying data manifesting the number of times from a reference value the locking member is placed in the unlock position;
coding means associated with the lock including a personal identification (ID) code means having an ID code associated with at least one individual and access (ACC) code means having an ACC code associated with the level of authority of the at least one individual for cooperatively permitting the at least one individual to unlock the lock upon entry of said codes;
lock enable means associated with said coding means for said permitting the unlocking of said lock by said at least one individual in a predetermined time period; and
disabling means for disabling said coding means prior to a given time period for causing the lock to automatically become unlocked without entry of said ID and ACC codes after the end of said given time period.
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Abstract
Locks for the transportation industry are programmable with a keypad and with handheld activators, the activators being programmable by a central system and activators via IR transmitters and receivers. Operator PIN numbers and access codes manifesting the supervisory level of authority are encoded in each lock which are programmed to open a given number of times in a given time period with or without entry of a code and include a lockout feature for disabling the lock in case of invalid code entry. Each lock has a log history containing the number of complete and incomplete opening transactions, when they occurred and the operator codes associated therewith. The locks are opened by IR transmission of the appropriate codes or by keypad entries. One or more individuals at different levels of authority may open one or more locks in a given time frame a given number of times. Each lock records its transaction history which is displayed and downloaded for system evaluation.
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15 Claims
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1. A lock device comprising:
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a lock including a locking member having a first lock position and a second unlock position; log means associated with the lock for electronically recording and displaying data manifesting the number of times from a reference value the locking member is placed in the unlock position; coding means associated with the lock including a personal identification (ID) code means having an ID code associated with at least one individual and access (ACC) code means having an ACC code associated with the level of authority of the at least one individual for cooperatively permitting the at least one individual to unlock the lock upon entry of said codes; lock enable means associated with said coding means for said permitting the unlocking of said lock by said at least one individual in a predetermined time period; and disabling means for disabling said coding means prior to a given time period for causing the lock to automatically become unlocked without entry of said ID and ACC codes after the end of said given time period. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A security system comprising:
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a plurality of locks each including a keypad, a display and central processing means for recording the successful and unsuccessful opening and closing thereof, the unique ID code of an individual accessing the lock and for entering said unique ID code of an individual accessing a lock; control means for programming at least one different unique ID code corresponding to each lock; a first programmable activator key means responsive to and programmed by the control means for enabling the first key means to unlock only a selected one of the locks corresponding to one unique ID code; a second programmable activator key means responsive to and programmed by the control means for enabling the second key means to selectively unlock a plurality of said locks corresponding to a plurality of different ID codes; and the second key means including means responsive to and programmed by the control means for selectively retrieving information from each selected lock regarding the unlocking of the at least one lock, the second key means including a keypad and a display for manually inputting said at least one ID code and optical means for outputting to at least one of said locks said manually inputted at least one code; the first means comprising optical input means, a programmable central processing unit and memory means for optically receiving preprogrammed said at least one ID code and a single switch for optically outputting said preprogrammed at least one ID code to at least one of said plurality of locks.
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13. A security lock system for transportation cargo storage apparatus each apparatus having a door secured by a lock comprising:
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a plurality of locks each assigned a unique serial number and a different unique storage apparatus for transportation to corresponding different geographic regions, each lock including a keypad, a display and central processing means for unlocking the lock upon entering of the unique ID code of an individual corresponding to that lock, means for recording the successful and unsuccessful opening and closing of each lock and the unique ID code of an individual accessing the lock, each lock for being programmed to be opened in at least one preselected time period, a preselected number of times by a preselected individual, said key pad for entering a unique ID code of said individual for unlocking the lock; control means for programming each lock with said at least one different unique ID code corresponding to each lock, said preselected time periods and preselected times; means for assigning each lock a unique serial number associated with the corresponding storage apparatus; first and second electrically programmable activator keys responsive to and programmed by the control means for selectively unlocking at least one of the locks corresponding to one ID code of at least one individual; the first key having a key pad, a display and processing means for entering said unique ID code corresponding to the at least one individual and including communication means for communicating said entered code to the corresponding lock and the second key including a single switch, preprogrammable processing means selectively programmable with a unique ID code corresponding to the at least one individual and communication means for entering the unique code into a corresponding lock associated with the corresponding at least one individual upon operation of the single switch; the first key including means responsive to and programmed by the control means for selectively retrieving information from each selected lock regarding the unlocking of the at least one lock.
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14. A lock device for securing a cargo door in a transportation cargo carrier having a unique identification comprising:
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a lock including a locking member having a first lock position and a second unlock position; log means associated with the lock for electronically recording and displaying data manifesting the number of times from a reference value the locking member is placed in the unlock position; coding means associated with the lock including a personal identification (ID) code means having an ID code associated with at least one individual and access (ACC) code means having an ACC code associated with the level of authority of the at least one individual for cooperatively permitting the at least one individual to unlock the lock upon entry of said codes; and lock enable means associated with said coding means for said permitting the unlocking of said lock by said at least one individual in a predetermined time period; said lock being assigned a settable unique identification corresponding only to the unique identification of the carrier. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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