Patent ID: 7982604
Filing Date: 2011-07-19
Classification: G06Q,G07C,G08B

Abstract:
1. A monetary package, comprising: a bag having a volume configured to hold monetary items, the bag having a body and a flap moveable with respect to the body; a sensor configured to detect an opening of the container, the sensor comprising a first plurality of electrically conductive contacts disposed on the outer surface of the body and a second plurality of electrically conductive contacts disposed on the surface of the flap, the first and second plurality of contacts being arranged such that when the flap is in the closed position, each of the first plurality of contacts mates with one of the second plurality of contacts, thereby forming a common electrical path extending continuously through the first and second plurality of contacts when the flap is in the closed position; a device coupled to the sensor and configured to store data responsive to the sensor detecting an opening of the bag; and a transmitter configured to wirelessly send the stored data.