Appeal No. 1997-1117
Application No. 08/300,703
The claimed invention relates to a system for inhibiting
unauthorized access to or utilization of a container or other
protected device. More particularly, Appellant indicates at
pages 7-11 of the specification that the state of a free
standing lock or other provided control is varied in response
to receipt of a dynamic non-predictable code.
Claim 1 is illustrative of the invention and reads as
follows:
1. A free standing locking system for a container, said
system permitting access to the container by at least one
authorized individual, the system comprising:
means in the possession of each of said authorized
individuals for generating a dynamic non-predictable code;
locking means for preventing access to said container;
means for releasing said locking means to permit access
to the container, said means for releasing including means
operative when an individual desires access to the container
for receiving the current non-predictable code for the
individual, means responsive to the received non-predictable
code for verifying that the individual is authorized to have
access to the container, and means responsive to verification
that the individual is authorized access for releasing the
locking means;
means for recording the time period since each release of
said locking means;
means responsive to the recorded time period reaching a
predetermined threshold for relocking said locking means; and
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