Unified Security Container with Integrated Alarm Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional home safes and burglar/fire alarm systems operate independently, requiring separate control systems and access methods, which can be inconvenient and less secure.
Innovation Solution
A unified security system integrating a security container apparatus with a housing, movable door, control elements, and sensing elements that communicate wirelessly with a premises security apparatus, allowing centralized control of both systems using a keypad and biometric sensors.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If separate control systems are used for security container and alarm systems, then system independence and reliability are maintained, but operational convenience and access management are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines separate control systems into a unified control interface that manages both the security container apparatus and the alarm apparatus. The control elements integrated into the housing and door of the container provide centralized access management, allowing users to control both systems through a single interface rather than separate systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The control elements are designed with multi-functionality, serving both the security container operations and the alarm system operations. The sensing elements and control interface can detect and respond to conditions for both systems, providing universal control capabilities that improve ease of operation while managing complexity through integrated design.
2Ease of operation
If control elements are integrated into the container housing and door, then centralized control and ease of operation are improved, but device complexity and manufacturing difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The control elements are segmented and distributed across different locations - some integrated into the housing and others into the door. This segmentation allows for modular manufacturing and assembly, where control components can be manufactured separately and then integrated into the final assembly, reducing overall manufacturing difficulty while maintaining centralized control capabilities.
3Reliability
If sensing elements are added to communicate with control elements, then system monitoring and security are improved, but device complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The sensing elements are designed to automatically detect conditions and communicate this information to the control elements without requiring additional complex processing or intervention. The sensing system serves itself by providing direct communication pathways that feed data to the control interface, improving monitoring capability while minimizing the addition of complexity through self-contained sensing units.
Data Source
AI summary
A system may comprise an alarm apparatus for a premises and a security container apparatus including a housing defining an interior for receiving objects and a securing door movable between open and closed conditions. The container apparatus may also include control elements configured to control operation of the security container apparatus, and the control elements may control operation of aspects of the alarm apparatus. The container apparatus may also include sensing elements configured to sense characteristics of the security container apparatus, and the sensing elements may be in communication with at least one element of the control elements.