Patent ID: 8742889

Claim:
An electronic access control system for use with an enclosure of the type having at least an exterior portion and a securable interior portion, comprising: a microprocessor based access control circuit; a lock configured to be unlocked by said access control circuit; memory, associated with said access control circuit, for storage of data associated with access control circuit activity and with contents of an associated enclosure; and a user interface configured to provide a user access to said access control circuit through input data verified by said microprocessor, wherein said access control circuit is configured to unlock said lock based on input data verified by said microprocessor, and wherein said user interface is further configured to provide a user access to said memory for selective input of preprogrammed codes reflecting either of removal or addition of enclosure contents for updating of data in said memory, for coded tracking of stored contents in an enclosure, whereby a user with verified input data can obtain both access control circuit activity data and updated stored contents data from said memory for a given associated enclosure.