Method for opening a transportable container

• US 8,193,907 B2
• Filed: 01/22/2003
• Issued: 06/05/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 01/22/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: StrongPoint Cash Security AB (StrongPoint ASA)
• Original Assignee: StrongPoint Cash Security AB (StrongPoint ASA)
• Inventors: Lindskog, Kjell
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Nam V
• Application Number:
  US10/502,018
• Publication Number:
  US 20050122228A1
• Time in Patent Office: 3,422 Days
• Field of Search: 340/5.73, 340/5.28, 340/5.33, 340/5.2, 340/5.1, 340/5.26, 340/825.69, 340/539.1, 340/988, 340/825.49, 340/426.19, 340/539.22, 340/568.1, 703/37, 235/382, 109/25, 109/29, 109/36, 109/33
• US Class Current: 340/5.73
• CPC Class Codes: E05G 1/005 Portable strong boxes, e.g. which may be fixed to a wall or the like E05G1/08, E05G1/14 take precedence; devices to prevent theft or loss of bags, trunks, baskets, or the like A45C13/18; coin boxes for coin freed apparatus G07F9/06
• CPC Class Codes: E05G 1/10 with alarm, signal or indicator E05G1/14 takes precedence; burglar, theft or intruder alarm per se G08B13/00; fire or explosion alarm per se G08B17/00
• CPC Class Codes: E05G 1/14 with means for masking or destroying the valuables, e.g. in case of theft
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2209/08 With time considerations, e.g. temporary activation, valid time window or time limitations
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00309 operated with bidirectional data transmission between data carrier and locks
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00896 specially adapted for particular uses
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/215 the system having a variable access-code, e.g. varied as a function of time
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 70/7446 Multiple keys

Abstract

The present invention relates to a process for opening a container for the transportation of valuable objects or valuable documents, for example. The container (1) includes a first electronic unit (2), which allows deactivation of an alarm system and/or opening of the container. A first key (10) required to open the container includes a second electronic unit (12), which communicates with the first electronic unit (2) such as to initiate opening of the container. There is used a stationarily disposed second key (20) which together with the first key (10) provides the complete code-set (ABCD) required to initiate deactivation and/or opening of the container (1). The stationarily disposed second key (20) includes a third electronic unit (22) which contains a subset (CD) of the complete code-set (ABCD) required to initiate deactivation and/or opening of the container (1). The electronic unit (12) of the first key (10) contains a subset (AB) of the complete code (ABCD) required to initiate deactivation and/or opening of the container (1). The inventive process ensures that the container (1) will be opened at the correct geographic destination and, when necessary, also within a determined time span.

Claims

1. A process of opening a container for a transportation of valuable objects or valuable documents, wherein the container (1) includes a first electronic unit (2) which functions to allow deactivation of an alarm system and/or opening of the container, and wherein a first container-opening key (10) includes a second electronic unit (12) adapted to communicate with the first electronic unit (2) when initiating opening of said container, said container including means for destroying the valuable objects or documents contained therein unless said alarm system is deactivated by a full code-set (ABCD) when opening the container, characterised by a step of using a stationarily disposed second key (20) together with the first key (10) for simultaneously completing the full code-set (ABCD) required to initiate deactivation of said alarm system and/or opening of the container (1) without destroying the valuable objects or documents within said container, said stationarily disposed second key being fixedly and permanently mounted to a portion of a structure at a predetermined location in which the container is to be opened.

2. A process according to claim 1, characterised in that the stationarily disposed second key (20) includes a third electronic unit (22) which contains a subset (CD) of the complete code-set (ABCD) required to initiate deactivation of said alarm system and/or opening of the container (1).

3. A process according to claim 1, characterised in that the electronic unit (12) of the first key (10) includes a subset (AB) of the complete code-set (ABCD) required to initiate deactivation of the alarm system and/or opening of the container (1).

4. A process according to claim 1, characterised by another step of deactivating the alarm system and/or opening the container when the first key (10) is in the geographic vicinity of the second key (20) and/or physically connected to said second key, and deactivating the alarm system and/or opening of the container (1) only within a predetermined time period.

5. A process according to claim 1, characterised by another step of transferring from the first key to the second key (20) a subset (CD) of the complete code-set (ABCD) when said first key (10) is used together with the second key (20) for the first time, wherein said code subset (CD) is thereafter found only in the second key (20).

6. A process according to claim 1, characterised by another step of opening a dialog-like communication with the electronic unit (2) of the container (1) for allowing deactivation of the alarm system and/or opening of the container (1) to be completed, through the medium of code interplay when the complete code-set (ABCD) for initiating opening of the container (1) and deactivating the alarm system is provided.

7. A process according to claim 1, characterised by another step of stationarily installing the second key (20) in a room or in a space where deactivation of the alarm system and/or opening of the container (1) shall be initiated;

and destroying a code subset (CD) contained in the second key (2) in response to an attempt to invalidate said stationary installation.

8. A process according to claim 1, characterised by another step of destroying a code subset (CD) contained by the second key (20) in response to damaging a casing (21) containing the stationary second key (20).

9. A process according to claim 1, characterised by another step of installing said stationary second keys (20) in a number of rooms or spaces included in the transportation route of transportable said containers (1).

10. An arrangement for carrying out the process according to claim 1, characterised in that the arrangement includes said second key (20) which has a third an electronic unit (22) for storing said code subset (CD);

and in that said third electronic unit (22) of said second key (20) is encapsulated in a casing (21) which can be anchored stationarily to a permanent part (60) of a building structure or some other appropriate structure.

11. A process according to claim 2, characterised in that the electronic unit (12) of the first key (10) includes a subset (AB) of the complete code-set (ABCD) required to initiate deactivation of the alarm system and/or opening of the container (1).

12. An arrangement for carrying out the process according to claim 2, characterised in that the arrangement includes said second key (20) which has said third electronic unit (22) for storing said code subset (CD);

and in that said third electronic unit (22) of said second key (20) is encapsulated in a casing (21) which can be anchored stationarily to a permanent part (60) of a building structure or some other appropriate structure.

13. An arrangement for carrying out the process according to claim 3, characterised in that the arrangement includes said second key (20) which has a third electronic unit (22) for storing said code subset (CD);

and in that said third electronic unit (22) of said second key (20) is encapsulated in a casing (21) which can be anchored stationarily to a permanent part (60) of a building structure or some other appropriate structure.

14. An arrangement for carrying out the process according to claim 4, characterised in that the arrangement includes said second key (20) which has a third electronic unit (22) for storing said code subset (CD);

and in that said third electronic unit (22) of said second key (20) is encapsulated in a casing (21) which can be anchored stationarily to a permanent part (60) of a building structure or some other appropriate structure.

15. An arrangement for carrying out the process according to claim 5, characterised in that the arrangement includes said second key (20) which has a third electronic unit (22) for storing said code subset (CD);

and in that said third electronic unit (22) or said second key (20) is encapsulated in a casing (21) which can be anchored stationarily to a permanent part (60) of a building structure or some other appropriate structure.

16. An arrangement for carrying out the process according to claim 6, characterised in that the arrangement includes said second key (20) which has a third electronic unit (22) for storing said code subset (CD);

and in that said third electronic unit (22) of said second key (20) is encapsulated in a casing (21) which can be anchored stationarily to a permanent part (60) of a building structure or some other appropriate structure.

17. An arrangement for carrying out the process according to claim 7, characterised in that the arrangement includes said second key (20) which has a third electronic unit (22) for storing said code subset (CD);

and in that said third electronic unit (22) of said second key (20) is encapsulated in a casing (21) which can be anchored stationarily to a permanent part (60) of a building structure or some other appropriate structure.

18. An arrangement for carrying out the process according to claim 8, characterised in that the arrangement includes said second key (20) which has a third electronic unit (22) for storing said code subset (CD);

and in that said third electronic unit (22) of said second key (20) is encapsulated in a casing (21) which can be anchored stationarily to a permanent part (60) of a building structure or some other appropriate structure.

19. An arrangement for carrying out the process according to claim 9, characterised in that the arrangement includes said second key (20) which has a third electronic unit (22) for storing said code subset (CD);

and in that said third electronic unit (22) of said second key (20) is encapsulated in a casing (21) which can be anchored stationarily to a permanent part (60) of a building structure or some other appropriate structure.

20. An arrangement of carrying out the process according to claim 11, characterised in that the arrangement includes said second key (20) which has said third electronic unit (22) for storing said code subset (CD);

and in that said third electronic unit (22) of said second key (20) is encapsulated in a casing (21) which can be anchored stationarily to a permanent part (60) of a building structure or some other appropriate structure.