Patent ID: 9442466
Filing Date: 2016-09-13
CPC Classification: G05B,G07C

Claim Text:
1. A method for biometrically electronically controlling access to a container secured by an electronic lock, comprising the steps of: a) inserting an electronic key into the lock and recording an internal code needed to open the lock; b) transferring the internal code for that lock into a data processing machine; c) maintaining the internal code together with an identifying code for the lock of interest in the data processing machine; d) electronically biometrically identifying a potential user seeking to access a container secured by the lock; e) electronically comparing the identified potential user to a previously generated list of biometrically identified users authorized to have access to the secured container to determine whether the identified potential user is authorized to have access; f) providing the internal code to a user identified as authorized to access materials secured by the lock by encoding the internal code into an electronic key usable by the identified authorized user; wherein recording the internal code is performed within the electronic key.