Patent ID: 8502644
Filing Date: 2013-08-06
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A system for tracking the geographic location of a physical item that is stored in a controlled area and then later removed from the controlled area, the system comprising: the controlled area comprising: 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; and a tracking device associated with the physical item, wherein the tracking device is triggered when the physical item passes by the inner sensor first and then the outer sensor second indicating that the physical item is being removed from the controlled area via the entrance, wherein the controlled area is at least one of a drop box, safe, vault, and safe box.