Patent ID: 8922335
Filing Date: 2014-12-30
Classification: E05G,H04N

Abstract:
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: