Patent ID: 8390457

Claim:
An apparatus for containing and transporting precious items comprising: at least one holding structure ( 2 ) adapted to contain at least one precious item ( 200 ); at least one antenna ( 3 ) adapted to detect a presence of an electronic identification device ( 201 ) associated with said precious item ( 200 ) in order to determine contents of the holding structure ( 2 ) and send a signal (S 1 ) representative of same precious item at least on occurrence of a predetermined event; storing means ( 4 ) physically associated with said holding structure ( 2 ) and operatively associated with said antenna ( 3 ) for receiving the signal sent by said antenna ( 3 ) on occurrence of a first event and store the contents of said holding structure ( 2 ) on occurrence of said first event; said first event being powering of said antenna ( 3 ); a processing unit ( 5 ) to be connected to said storing means ( 4 ) and said antenna ( 3 ) in order to compare contents of the storing means ( 4 ) with a signal (S 2 ) sent by said antenna ( 3 ) on occurrence of a second event subsequent in time to said first event; said processing unit ( 5 ) being connectable to a plurality of storage structures ( 6 ); said holding structure ( 2 ) being adapted to be transported and removably engaged in said plurality of storage structures ( 6 ); said holding structure ( 2 ) being insertable in a removable manner into a storage structure ( 6 ), the latter comprising enable means ( 7 ) for sending said signal (S 2 ) generated by said antenna ( 3 ), and reading the contents of the storage means ( 4 ); said enable means ( 7 ) comprising an electric connection ( 8 ) for power supply to said antenna ( 3 ) so as to generate the electromagnetic field feeding said electronic identification device ( 201 ) associated with said precious item ( 200 ); wherein said storage structures ( 6 ) are adapted to receive a plurality of said holding structures ( 2 ); said second event being a full insertion of said holding structure ( 2 ) into the one of said plurality of storage structures ( 6 ) once said holding structure ( 2 ) has reached its destination.