Safe weapon container for securely releasing a defense weapon

• US 8,922,335 B2
• Filed: 06/04/2014
• Issued: 12/30/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 01/16/2013
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Brandon Delibro, Timothy Deweese
• Original Assignee: Brandon Delibro, Timothy Deweese
• Inventors: Deweese, Timothy, Delibro, Brandon
• Primary Examiner(s): Bugg, George
• Assistant Examiner(s): OBINIYI, PAULSON IDOWU
• Application Number:
  US14/296,048
• Publication Number:
  US 20140285668A1
• Time in Patent Office: 209 Days
• Field of Search: 340/5.5, 340/5.51, 340/5.52, 340/5.53, 340/5.54, 340/5.56, 340/5.61, 340/5.62, 340/5.63, 340/5.64, 340/5.65, 340/5.7, 340/3, 340/522, 340/528, 340/541, 340/550, 340/600, 70/63, 70/77, 70/78, 42/701.1, 42/710.2, 42/89, 211/4, 211/7, 109/38, 109/73
• US Class Current: 340/5.25
• CPC Class Codes: E05G 1/00 Safes or strong-rooms for valuables savings boxes A45C1/12; floatable safes B63C7/30; storage containers without attack or fire-retardant features B65D; bank buildings in general, e.g. modular construction or floor plan, E04H1/06; buildings resistant to earthquakes or war action E04H9/00
• CPC Class Codes: E05G 1/02 Details safe hinges E05D7/14
• CPC Class Codes: E05G 1/04 Closure fasteners locks E05B
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/188 Capturing isolated or intermittent images triggered by the occurrence of a predetermined event, e.g. an object reaching a predetermined position signal generation from motion picture films H04N5/253

Abstract

A weapons container for releasing a defense weapon includes a cabinet, a cabinet door, and an interior securing the defense weapon. Upon detection of a fingerprint input by a biometric sensor, a surveillance camera captures video and an audio intercom provides communication with a central command center. A recording system saves the video and audio to a storage database. A delay release lock secures the defense weapon for an amount of time and releases the defense weapon depending on a signal from the central command center. A communications system is connected over a network to the central command center, a local authority, and an emergency responder. The communications system notifies the local authority or the emergency responder upon detection of the fingerprint input and streams the video and audio to the central command center and at least one of the local authority and the emergency responder over the Internet.

Claims

1. A weapons container for releasing a defense weapon to an authorized user, comprising:

a cabinet having a cabinet door and an interior configured to securely receive a defense weapon therein;

a door sensor in operative communication with the cabinet door, wherein the door sensor comprises at least one of an infrared or heat sensor, a light sensor, a motion sensor, an odor sensor, and a chemical sensor;

one or more processors;

a storage database communicatively coupled with and readable by the one or more processors and having stored therein processor-readable instructions;

a biometric sensor that detects a fingerprint input from a user;

a camera that captures a live video upon detection of the fingerprint input;

a two-way audio intercom that provides live audio communication with a central command center system upon detection of the fingerprint input;

a recording system that saves at least a portion of the live video or the live audio to the storage database;

a delay release lock that secures the defense weapon for a predetermined amount of time and releases the defense weapon in response to a signal from the central command center system, wherein the predetermined amount of time is at least about 5 seconds and is activated by a biometric reader upon receiving a valid fingerprint input at the biometric sensor;

an IP communication interface coupled to the one or more processors and having a program with a graphical user interface (“

GUI”

), wherein the GUI receives user input from a mobile device and transmits the user input to the central command center system;

a stream encoder configured to encrypt and decrypt at least a portion of the live video, live audio, and text files; and

a communications system coupled with the one or more processors and connected over a network to the central command center system, a local authority system, and an emergency responder system, wherein the communications system;

notifies at least one of the local authority system, mass notification recipients, and the emergency responder system upon detection of the fingerprint input, wherein the mass notification recipients comprise at least one of a plurality of mobile phones, computers, and news stations,

streams the live video and the live audio to at least one of the central command center system, the local authority system, and the emergency responder system over the network, and

sends out at least one of text messages, e-mails, and tweets.

2. The weapons container of claim 1, the stream encoder converts the live video and the live audio into a different format for streaming.

3. The weapons container of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors determine a valid or invalid status of the fingerprint input and send the valid or invalid status to the central command center system.

4. The weapons container of claim 1, further comprising a tamper switch coupled to the one or more processors, wherein when the tamper switch detects an unauthorized access to the weapons container, the one or more processors:

operate the camera and the audio intercom to capture the live video and the live audio, respectively;

notify the central command center system of the unauthorized access; and

transmit the live video and the live audio to at least one of the central command center system, the local authority system, and the emergency responder system.

5. The weapons container of claim 1, wherein the door sensor is coupled to the one or more processors, wherein when the door sensor detects that the cabinet door is opened, the one or more processors notify at least one of the central command center system, the local authority system, and the emergency responder system of the detected open door.

6. The weapons container of claim 1, further comprising a weapon sensor coupled to the one or more processors, wherein when the weapon sensor identifies movement of the defense weapon from the interior of the weapons container, the one or more processors notify at least one of the central command center system, the local authority system, and the emergency responder system of the movement.

7. The weapons container of claim 1, wherein the signal from the central command center system is received by the one or more processors through the communications system and comprises at least one of:

a delay signal, wherein the one or more processors reset a delay timer and wait for another signal from the central command center system,

a release signal, wherein the one or more processors operate the delay release lock to release the defense weapon, and

a stop signal, wherein the one or more processors operate the delay release lock to maintain securement of the defense weapon.

8. A monitoring system for a weapons container that securitizes a defense weapon, comprising:

one or more processors;

a storage database communicatively coupled with and readable by the one or more processors and having stored therein processor-readable instructions;

a sensor system that detects an attempted access at the weapons container, wherein the sensor system includes a door sensor that comprises at least one of an infrared or heat sensor, a light sensor, a motion sensor, an odor sensor, and a chemical sensor;

a camera that captures a live video upon detection of the attempted access;

a two-way audio that provides live audio communication with a central command center system upon detection of the attempted access;

a recording system that captures the live video and the live audio for storage in the storage database;

a delay release lock module that delays release of the defense weapon for a predetermined period of time upon receiving a valid attempted access and releases the defense weapon after lapse of the predetermined period of time if no signal is received from the central command center in response to the valid attempted access, wherein the predetermined period of time is at least about 5 seconds;

an IP communication interface coupled to the one or more processors and having a program with a graphical user interface (“

GUI”

), wherein the GUI receives user input from a mobile device and transmits the user input to the central command center system;

a stream encoder configured to encrypt and decrypt at least a portion of the live video, live audio, and text files; and

a communications system connected to a network, wherein the communications system;

notifies, over the network, at least one of a local authority system, mass notification recipients, and an emergency responder system upon detection of the attempted access, wherein the mass notification recipients comprise at least one of a plurality of mobile phones, computers, and news stations,

streams, over the network, the live video and the live audio to the central command center system and to the at least one local authority and emergency responder, and

sends, over the network, at least one of text messages, e-mails, and tweets.

9. The monitoring system of claim 8, wherein the sensor system includes a biometric sensor in communication with the one or more processors,

wherein the biometric sensor receives a biometric input, and

wherein the biometric input is determined valid or invalid by the one or more processors that compare one or more characteristics of the biometric input to a set of biometric data stored in the storage database.

10. The monitoring system of claim 9, wherein the one or more processors coupled to the communications system:

notify the central command center system of the determination of the biometric input;

receive a command signal from the central command center system; and

operate a delay release lock securing the defense weapon upon receiving the command signal.

11. The monitoring system of claim 8, wherein the sensor system includes a biometric input device that receives a fingerprint input.

12. The monitoring system of claim 8, wherein the sensor system includes a biometric input device that receives a biometric input and the communications system sends the biometric input to the central command center system.

13. A method for releasing a defense weapon from a weapons container to a user, comprising:

detecting, by a sensor system, a sensed input, wherein the sensor system includes a door sensor that comprises at least one of an infrared or heat sensor, a light sensor, a motion sensor, an odor sensor, and a chemical sensor;

detecting, by a biometric sensor, a biometric input based on an attempted access at the weapons container;

after detecting the biometric input, capturing, by a camera, a live video of the attempted access at the weapons container;

after detecting the biometric input, sending and receiving, by a two-way audio intercom, live audio communication with a central command center system;

activating, by a biometric reader in communication with the biometric sensor, a delay release timer to delay release of the defense weapon for a predetermined period of time upon receiving a valid biometric input, wherein the predetermined period of time is at least about 5 seconds;

encrypting and decrypting, by a stream encoder, the live video and the live audio;

notifying, by one or more processors at the weapons container, at least one of a local authority system, mass notification recipients, and an emergency responder system of the attempted access, wherein the mass notification recipients comprise at least one of a plurality of mobile phones, computers, and news stations;

receiving, by the one or more processors at the weapons container, a signal from the central command center system for releasing the defense weapon from the weapons container;

operating, by the one or more processors at the weapons container, a delay release lock secured to the defense weapon based on the signal, wherein;

in response to a delay signal, the one or more processors reset the delay timer and wait for another signal from the central command center system,

in response to a release signal, the one or more processors operate the delay release lock to release the defense weapon, and

in response to a stop signal, the one or more processors operate the delay release lock to maintain securement of the defense weapon; and

sending, by a communication system, notifications comprising at least one of text messages, e-mails, and tweets.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

transmitting, by the one or more processors at the weapons container, the live video to at least one of the central command center system, the local authority system, and the emergency responder system.

15. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

recording, by a recording system in operative communication with the camera and the two-way audio intercom, at least a portion of the captured live video and the live audio communication to a storage database.

16. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

after detecting the biometric input or the sensed input, automatically notifying, by the one or more processors at the weapons container, at least one of the local authority system and the emergency responder system that the attempted access is at least one of an authorized attempt and an unauthorized attempt.

17. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

unlocking, by the one or more processors at the weapons container, the weapons container to permit access to the defense weapon.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein the sensed input is detected by at least one of the door sensor, a tamper switch, and a weapon sensor.

19. The method of claim 13, wherein the notifications comprise information indicating whether the attempted access is authorized or unauthorized.

20. The method of claim 13, wherein the delay release lock is secured to a plurality of defense weapons.