Patent ID: 8628006

Claim:
Apparatus that operates responsive at least in part to data read from data bearing records, comprising: a vault gate, wherein the vault gate is configured to control access to an interior area of a vault of a banking facility, in which interior area a plurality of safety deposit boxes are located, wherein the vault gate is movable between an open position and a closed position, wherein in the closed position the vault gate prevents person entry into the interior area, wherein the open position allows person entry into the interior area, a vault gate lock, wherein the vault gate lock is electronically changeable between a locked condition and an unlocked condition, wherein in the locked condition the vault gate lock is operative to hold the vault gate in the closed position, wherein in the unlocked condition the vault gate is movable to the open position, a vault accessing system, wherein the vault accessing system includes at least one computer, wherein the at least one computer is in operative connection with the vault gate lock, wherein the vault accessing system is operable to wirelessly receive from a personal mobile device of a customer of the banking facility, user data which identifies the customer as an authorized user of the vault, wherein the at least one computer is operable responsive at least in part to the user data being received, to cause the vault gate lock to electronically change from the locked condition to the unlocked condition.