Patent ID: 6040771
Filing Date: 2000-03-21
Classification: E05G,G07C,Y10T

Abstract:
An intelligent safe system, comprising:a safe door locking means (208);a central processing unit (220) for operating said door locking means to the door-unlocked condition;a memory (204) coupled to said central processing unit, said memory comprising stored activation codes for activating said central processing unit, and a stored deactivation code for cancelling the action of the stored activating codes;a data entry device (202) coupled to said central processing unit for delivering user-generated actuation codes to said central processing unit;said central processing unit having a code-comparing capability for delivering an operating signal to said door-locking means when a user-generated activation code is the same as a stored activation code;a remotely-accessed data transmission telephone means comprising a modem (226) coupled to said central processing unit for delivering an owner-generated deactivation code from a remote area to said central processing unit;said telephone means comprising a telephone transmitter and means for inputting a DTMF tone deactivation code to said telephone transmitter for delivery to said modem;said central processing unit having a code-comparing capability for comparing the owner-generated deactivation code with the stored deactivation code, to produce an override signal when the owner-generated deactivation code and the stored deactivation code are the same;said central processing unit being responsive to said override signal to cancel any operating signal that might otherwise produce a door-unlocking action.