Method and apparatus for monitoring a safe
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1. A method of monitoring a safe, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing an electronic lock for said safe through which a plurality of different types of transactions can be performed;
monitoring said transactions with said electronic lock over a time period and recording first information related to said transactions that identifies the type of transactions performed through the lock safe;
recording second information with a security device external to said safe;
marking said second information recorded by said security device in response to the detection of at least one specific recorded transaction with said electronic lock within the time period; and
correlating and reviewing by transaction the first information and the second marked information.
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Abstract
The present invention generally relates to a method of monitoring a safe comprising the steps of providing (402) an electronic lock for the safe; receiving (404) information from a security device in an area proximate to the safe; and making (406) security information from the security device during a transaction with the electronic lock. According to another aspect of the invention, an apparatus for monitoring a safe comprises an electronic lock (144) incorporated in a safe; a control unit (142) coupled to the electronic lock; and a security system (148) coupled to the control unit.
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1. A method of monitoring a safe, said method comprising the steps of:
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providing an electronic lock for said safe through which a plurality of different types of transactions can be performed;
monitoring said transactions with said electronic lock over a time period and recording first information related to said transactions that identifies the type of transactions performed through the lock safe;
recording second information with a security device external to said safe;
marking said second information recorded by said security device in response to the detection of at least one specific recorded transaction with said electronic lock within the time period; and
correlating and reviewing by transaction the first information and the second marked information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus for monitoring a safe, said apparatus comprising:
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an electronic lock for controlling in a safe and through which a plurality of different types of transactions can be performed;
a control unit external to said safe and coupled to said electronic lock for controlling said electronic lock; and
a security means coupled to said control unit for recording security information related to the different types of transactions and selectively marking the recorded security information in response to the occurrence of at least one specific transaction. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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