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Adjusting an operating mode of a security container in response to an unexpected received radio signal
Kosmas C, Tripp N, Westington A, Clarke NL, Tjhai CJ
UK Intellectual Property Office, UK Patent number: GB2472632 (A), 2011
Filed: 13/08/2009; Published: 16/02/2011
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A security container 10 is provided for storing or transporting valuable items. The container 10 comprises a radio receiver 22 for receiving signals from a radio transmitter (44,fig.2) external to the container 10. An operating mode of the container 10 is adjusted if a received radio signal does not correspond to an expected signal. The operating mode may be adjusted by deactivating a locking mechanism. The receiver 22 may be arranged to decode a radio signal received from a transmitter (44,Fig.2) to retrieve an identifier associated with the transmitter, wherein the identifier may be used to determine if the security container is following a predetermined transit path. In another embodiment, a system for tracking the location of a security container is disclosed. In a further embodiment, a means for announcing the location of a security container to a central location is provided. In another embodiment, a mobile network is disclosed for tracking the location of an object.

Kosmas C, Tripp N, Westington A, Clarke NL, Tjhai CJ