Authorized custodian verification
First Claim
1. A method of securing and tracking a physical item, the method comprising:
- determining the identity of an individual seeking to remove the physical item from a controlled area, the physical item comprising money or valuables;
accessing a database having a list of custodians that are authorized to remove the physical item from the controlled area;
verifying that the individual seeking to remove the physical item from the controlled area is not included on the list of custodians that are authorized to remove the physical item from the controlled area; and
activating a tracking device that is associated with the physical item in response to verifying that the individual seeking to remove the physical item is not included on the list of custodians that are authorized to remove the physical item from the controlled area;
wherein the controlled area comprises;
a perimeter;
an inner opening formed in said perimeter;
an entrance comprising an elongated body, wherein one end of said elongated body is connected to the inner opening and an opposing end of said elongated body has an outer opening;
an inner sensor located at a position adjacent to the inner opening and on an opposite side of said inner opening than said entrance; and
an outer sensor located inside the elongated body of the entrance and on an opposite side of said inner opening than said inner sensor such that said inner sensor and said outer sensor are located on opposite sides of said inner opening;
wherein the controlled area is at least one of a drop box, safe, vault, and safe box.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention relate to systems and methods for authenticating the identity of an authorized custodian of a physical item and activating a tracking device concealed in the physical item in the event the item is removed from a controlled area or accessed by an unauthorized individual. In particular, according to some embodiments, the identity of an authorized custodian of a physical item stored in a controlled area is authenticated by: recording an image of an iris of the authorized custodian in a database; capturing an image of an iris of an individual attempting to remove the physical item from the controlled area; and verifying, prior to allowing removal of the physical item, that the captured image of the iris of the individual attempting to the physical item matches the recorded image of the iris of the authorized custodian.
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1. A method of securing and tracking a physical item, the method comprising:
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determining the identity of an individual seeking to remove the physical item from a controlled area, the physical item comprising money or valuables; accessing a database having a list of custodians that are authorized to remove the physical item from the controlled area; verifying that the individual seeking to remove the physical item from the controlled area is not included on the list of custodians that are authorized to remove the physical item from the controlled area; and activating a tracking device that is associated with the physical item in response to verifying that the individual seeking to remove the physical item is not included on the list of custodians that are authorized to remove the physical item from the controlled area; wherein the controlled area comprises; a perimeter; an inner opening formed in said perimeter; an entrance comprising an elongated body, wherein one end of said elongated body is connected to the inner opening and an opposing end of said elongated body has an outer opening; an inner sensor located at a position adjacent to the inner opening and on an opposite side of said inner opening than said entrance; and an outer sensor located inside the elongated body of the entrance and on an opposite side of said inner opening than said inner sensor such that said inner sensor and said outer sensor are located on opposite sides of said inner opening; wherein the controlled area is at least one of a drop box, safe, vault, and safe box. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 39, 40, 41)
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6. A system for securing and tracking a physical item, the system comprising:
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a database for storing a list of authorized custodians, the list comprises an identification attribute for each of the authorized custodians; an input system for receiving an identification attribute of an individual seeking to remove the physical item from a controlled area, the physical item comprising money or valuables; a processing system in communication with the database and the input system and configured to verify that the received identification attribute of the individual seeking to remove the physical item from the controlled area does not match the identification attribute for one of the authorized custodians stored in the database; and a tracking device associated with the physical item and in communication with the processing system, the tracking device is configured to activate in response to verifying that the received identification attribute of the individual seeking to remove the physical item from the controlled area does not match the identification attribute for one of the authorized custodians stored in the database; wherein the controlled area comprises; a perimeter; an inner opening formed in said perimeter; an entrance comprising an elongated body, wherein one end of said elongated body is connected to the inner opening and an opposing end of said elongated body has an outer opening; an inner sensor located at a position adjacent to the inner opening and on an opposite side of said inner opening than said entrance; an outer sensor located inside the elongated body of the entrance and on an opposite side of said inner opening than said inner sensor such that said inner sensor and said outer sensor are located on opposite sides of said inner opening; wherein the controlled area is at least one of a drop box, safe, vault, and safe box. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for authenticating the identity of individuals that are authorized to remove a physical item from a controlled area, the method comprising:
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recording in a database an image of an iris of each of the individuals that have been previously authorized to remove the physical item from the controlled area, the physical item comprising money or valuables; capturing an image of an iris of an individual seeking to remove the physical item from the controlled area; verifying that the captured image of the iris of the individual seeking to remove the physical item from the controlled area matches the image of the iris of one of the individuals that have been previously authorized to remove the physical item from the controlled area; and activating a tracking device that is associated with the physical item if the captured image of the iris of the individual seeking to remove the physical item from the controlled area does not match the image of the iris of one of the individuals authorized to remove the physical item from the controlled area; wherein the controlled area comprises; a perimeter; an inner opening formed in said perimeter; an entrance comprising an elongated body, wherein one end of said elongated body is connected to the inner opening and an opposing end of said elongated body has an outer opening; an inner sensor located at a position adjacent to the inner opening and on an opposite side of said inner opening than said entrance; an outer sensor located inside the elongated body of the entrance and on an opposite side of said inner opening than said inner sensor such that said inner sensor and said outer sensor are located on opposite sides of said inner opening; wherein the controlled area is at least one of a drop box, safe, vault, and safe box. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for authenticating the identity of an authorized custodian that has been previously authorized to remove a physical item from a controlled area, the method comprising:
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recording in a database an image of an iris of the authorized custodian that has been previously authorized to remove the physical item, the physical item comprising money or valuables; capturing an image of an iris of an individual attempting to remove the physical item from the controlled area; and verifying, prior to allowing the individual to remove the physical item, that the captured image of the iris of the individual attempting to remove the physical item matches the recorded image of the iris of the authorized custodian that has been previously authorized to remove the physical item; wherein the controlled area comprises; a perimeter; an inner opening formed in said perimeter; an entrance comprising an elongated body, wherein one end of said elongated body is connected to the inner opening and an opposing end of said elongated body has an outer opening; an inner sensor located at a position adjacent to the inner opening and on an opposite side of said inner opening than said entrance; an outer sensor located inside the elongated body of the entrance and on an opposite side of said inner opening than said inner sensor such that said inner sensor and said outer sensor are located on opposite sides of said inner opening; wherein the controlled area is at least one of a drop box, safe, vault, and safe box. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 37, 38)
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29. A system for authenticating the identity of an individual that has been previously authorized to remove a physical item from a controlled area and tracking the geographic location of the physical item that is removed from the controlled area by an unauthorized custodian, the system comprising:
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an iris scanning device configured to capture at least one image of an individual'"'"'s iris; an exit management system in communication with the iris scanning device and comprising an iris recognition mechanism; a database in communication with the exit management system and configured to store an image of an iris of the individual that has been previously authorized to remove the physical item in correlation to an identification code of the physical item, the physical item comprising money or valuables; and a tracking device associated with the physical item and in communication with the exit management system;
wherein the controlled area comprises;a perimeter; an inner opening formed in said perimeter; an entrance comprising an elongated body, wherein one end of said elongated body is connected to the inner opening and an opposing end of said elongated body has an outer opening; an inner sensor located at a position adjacent to the inner opening and on an opposite side of said inner opening than said entrance; an outer sensor located inside the elongated body of the entrance and on an opposite side of said inner opening than said inner sensor such that said inner sensor and said outer sensor are located on opposite sides of said inner opening; wherein the controlled area is at least one of a drop box, safe, vault, and safe box. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 42)
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