Access control system
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1. A pharmaceutical storage and transport system comprising:
- a housing configured to physically connect to a vehicle and having a climate-controlled internal pharmaceutical storage compartment;
a plurality of doors connected to the housing, wherein a first door includes a first physical lock and a second door includes an electronic lock, wherein unlocking the first and second doors are required to access the climate-controlled internal pharmaceutical storage compartment; and
a data access device configured to receive unlocking information from the electronic lock and to store the unlocking information, wherein the data access device is configured to be electrically connected to the vehicle in a fail secure manner conditioned upon receiving power from the vehicle,wherein when it is determined that the vehicle is in a powered-off state, the data access device is configured to prevent access to the climate-controlled internal pharmaceutical storage compartment by placing the climate-controlled internal pharmaceutical storage compartment into a locked state, andwherein when it is determined that the vehicle is in a powered on state and a request to access the climate-controlled internal pharmaceutical storage compartment is authorized, the data access device is configured to unlock the electronic lock to provide access to the climate-controlled internal pharmaceutical storage compartment.
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Abstract
An access controlled storage device may include multiple doors, each having a different lock, to insure safety and security of the contents of the storage device. In one example, the access controlled storage may include a first outer door having a physical lock and a second interior door having an electronic lock. The physical lock and the electronic lock may require different keys. Additionally or alternatively, unlocking the interior door may require unlocking of the first door in an authorized manner. Access and inventory data may be transmitted to or received from remote devices through wireless communication networks.
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20 Claims
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1. A pharmaceutical storage and transport system comprising:
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a housing configured to physically connect to a vehicle and having a climate-controlled internal pharmaceutical storage compartment; a plurality of doors connected to the housing, wherein a first door includes a first physical lock and a second door includes an electronic lock, wherein unlocking the first and second doors are required to access the climate-controlled internal pharmaceutical storage compartment; and a data access device configured to receive unlocking information from the electronic lock and to store the unlocking information, wherein the data access device is configured to be electrically connected to the vehicle in a fail secure manner conditioned upon receiving power from the vehicle, wherein when it is determined that the vehicle is in a powered-off state, the data access device is configured to prevent access to the climate-controlled internal pharmaceutical storage compartment by placing the climate-controlled internal pharmaceutical storage compartment into a locked state, and wherein when it is determined that the vehicle is in a powered on state and a request to access the climate-controlled internal pharmaceutical storage compartment is authorized, the data access device is configured to unlock the electronic lock to provide access to the climate-controlled internal pharmaceutical storage compartment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause at least one computing device to:
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detect opening of a first door of an access controlled storage device configured to store a pharmaceutical, the first door having a first lock, the access controlled storage device being configured to connect to a vehicle; determine whether the opening of the first door was authorized; in response to determining that the opening of the first door was authorized, wait for a request to open a second door; receive the request to open the second door, the request including a request to unlock a second lock of the second door, wherein the second lock includes an electronic lock; determine whether the request to open the second door is authorized; in response to determining that the request to open the second door is authorized, determine whether the vehicle is in a powered on state and, responsive to determining that the vehicle is in a powered on state, unlock the second door and provide access to a climate-controlled interior pharmaceutical storage compartment of the access controlled storage device; record the access to the climate-controlled interior pharmaceutical storage compartment; and responsive to determining that the vehicle is not in the powered on state, prevent access to the climate-controlled interior pharmaceutical storage compartment of the access controlled storage device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method comprising:
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detecting, by an access control device configured to be electrically connected to a vehicle, a first opening of a first door of an access controlled storage device configured to store a pharmaceutical, the first door having a first lock, the access controlled storage device being configured to connect to the vehicle; determining, by the access control device, whether the first opening of the first door was authorized; in response to determining that the first opening of the first door was authorized, waiting for a first request to open a second door; receiving a first request to unlock a second lock of the second door to open the second door, wherein the second lock includes an electronic lock; determining whether the first request is authorized; in response to determining that the first request is authorized, determining whether the vehicle is in a powered on state and, responsive to determining that the vehicle is in a powered on state, unlocking the second door and providing access to a climate-controlled interior pharmaceutical storage compartment of the access controlled storage device; recording the access to the climate-controlled interior pharmaceutical storage compartment; detecting, by the access control device, a second opening of the first door of the access controlled storage device; determining, by the access control device, whether the second opening of the first door was authorized; in response to determining that the second opening of the first door was authorized, waiting for a second request to unlock the second lock to open the second door; receiving the second request to unlock the second lock to open the second door; determining whether the second request is authorized; in response to determining that the second request is authorized, determining whether the vehicle is in the powered on state and, responsive to determining that the vehicle is not in the powered on state, preventing access to the climate-controlled interior pharmaceutical storage compartment of the access controlled storage device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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