Patent ID: 8854180

Claim:
A pharmaceutical storage and transport system comprising: a housing configured to physically connect to a vehicle and having a climate-controlled internal pharmaceutical storage compartment; a plurality of doors connected to the housing, wherein a first door includes a first physical lock and a second door includes an electronic lock, wherein unlocking the first and second doors are required to access the climate-controlled internal pharmaceutical storage compartment; and a data access device configured to receive unlocking information from the electronic lock and to store the unlocking information, wherein the data access device is configured to be electrically connected to the vehicle in a fail secure manner conditioned upon receiving power from the vehicle, wherein when it is determined that the vehicle is in a powered-off state, the data access device is configured to prevent access to the climate-controlled internal pharmaceutical storage compartment by placing the climate-controlled internal pharmaceutical storage compartment into a locked state, and wherein when it is determined that the vehicle is in a powered on state and a request to access the climate-controlled internal pharmaceutical storage compartment is authorized, the data access device is configured to unlock the electronic lock to provide access to the climate-controlled internal pharmaceutical storage compartment.