Patent ID: 8166693

Claim:
A weapon comprising: a. a processor that performs a function of the weapon only after a condition is met; b a receiver that provides to the processor a code received from a provided network; c. a memory that stores data corresponding to a state of the weapon being one state of the set of states including unregistered and registered; d. a switch; e. a battery that provides an operating current through the switch to the processor; and f. a tester that determines whether the weapon is in a zone; wherein: g. the condition is met in accordance with the code; h. the memory stores, in accordance with the code, data in accordance with the state being registered; i. the memory stores, in response to an interruption of the operating current, data in accordance with the state being unregistered; and j. the operating current is interrupted by the switch in response to the tester determining that the weapon is not in the zone.