EP1271424A1 - Control system for invalidating valuables contained in a box - Google Patents

Abstract

The protective equipment (2) is bolted to a fixing plate (8) on the protected cash box (1) and includes a management card (3), a Dallas card reader (4) a reserve battery (7) and active/inactive indicating lights (5,6). An anticipated travel time is entered at the start of a journey to secured premises and the equipment is activated. If the set time is exceeded before deactivating the equipment at the secure premises devaluation (9) is automatic

Description

Technical area to which the invention relates to:

The present invention relates to a system designed to manage and control the devaluation by chemical and / or thermal processes of all bank notes and means of cashless, plastic or IT payments (such as a magnetic strip, a microchip, a CD rom or other medium to come.

This ordering system applies to cash registers, containers and transit safes and safes. The activation and deactivation system is done by recognizing coded information (dallas chip, code by keyboard or computer system) and the same applies to the transport mode subject to a predefined time.

Relevant prior art and his appreciation:

Considering that it does not currently exist in places where values are perceived, simple, economical, autonomous and mobile means of depreciation of these values in the event of a threat of aggression (hold-up) and that it does not could thereby reduce an attacker's motivation to take hold of values, an automated and autonomous control device that can be applied indoors like outside fixed or mobile containers to deter motivation aggression by automatically devaluing the object of the attempt.

Statement of the invention:

The present invention allows autonomous protection which can be applied to any container either indoors or as described on the plans outside. The aim is to dissuade the attempted aggression, in fact the content being protected against opening the container, tearing it from its support, and theft thereof during the journey to the secure premises.

A travel time is programmed according to the distance to be covered between the cash register and the secure room, during this travel time a discontinuous bib sounds and during the countdown of the last minute this bib becomes constant in case of exceeding the programmed delay, and the the container is devalued automatically. To activate the protection, the container must be on its fixing, the commissioning will be carried out either by a Dallas chip, either by a code keyboard or by computerized management, the change to transport mode is carried out either by presenting the transport chip, either by
keypad code or by computer management (see plans); from this moment the red led (protection mode activated) and the green led (protection mode deactivated) start flashing at the same time during the preprogrammed journey time. As soon as you arrive at the secure room, the protection and transport mode is cut by a second Dallas chip. As soon as it is presented on its reader, only the green LED remains active, which allows the container to be opened. In the event of theft or opening (unauthorized) of the container, the content is devalued and optionally a siren with voice message is activated.

Benefits of the invention.

The device, simple of design and handling, can be used by a whole everyone who is not a security professional. Autonomous, it avoids heavy investments in structures, IT, and replacing containers, in fact the device can be adapted to already existing containers (cash box, boxes, chests, ...).

Description of at least a way to execute the invention with reference at drawings.

As shown on the plans Fig. 1 and Fig. 3, the device (reference 2) adapts to a cash box or a case (complete with cover). This device includes a steel case with fixing by nuts containing a management card (3), a backup battery (7), a Dallas chip reader (4), a red led (5) and a led green (6), connection to an external 220 / 12V power supply. In the container one or more opening sensors (10), one or more devaluation means will be fixed ((9) coloring, fumigation, destruction). On the case example, two electro-locks (12) will be added for manual or automatic blocking the opening of the cash register in case of aggression, optional one or more vocal sirens may transmit one or more previously recorded messages. In this which concerns the transport mode, the time can be configured by switches on the management card. The transport mode can be activated either by the Dallas chip (transport), either by code keyboard or by IT management. In the case of Fig 6 and 7 the container status is displayed and allows a quick view of the state protections at the cash desks. In Fig. 7, the use of the computer system (PC) can only be done if the person places their second chip (opening) on the Dallas reader located on the computer system (PC) and enters a code of identification, it is only from this moment that this one will be able to activate the transport mode of one or more containers.

Legend to Figs.

1:

Slot Cash Box.

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Device that can be applied to any container.

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Management card.

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Dallas chip reader.

5:

Red LED (protection activated).

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Green LED (protection deactivated)

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Backup battery.

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Fixing plate.

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Means of devaluation and / or fumigation or destruction.

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Protection against unauthorized opening.

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Cash box cover.

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Means for locking the boxes.

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: Dallas chip for activation of protection and activation of transport.

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Dallas chip for disabling protection and authorizing IT management (PC)

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: Voice siren with pre-recorded messages.

Claims (6)

The first claim relates to an accessory device adapting to containers and allowing their protection in a fixed position against attempts unauthorized opening and tearing as well as protection in time during the journey between the cash register and the secure room. The second claim concerns the management of protection modes, of transport and opening by the management card controlled by two chips Dallas, one used for activation and transport mode and the second serving as protection deactivation. The third concerns the management of protection and transport modes by RS 485 link controlled by an apha-numeric code keypad allowing protection, transport mode, the keyboard allowing the vision of the status of the statutes. The fourth concerns the management of modes of protection and transport by RS 485 link converted to RS 232 allowing device management with a display on the status screen, of the event memory and programming to be predefined according to the client's needs; the everything can only be done if the second Dallas chip (deactivation) is presented on the reader located on the PC and by entering an identification code. The fifth concerns the blocking of the boxes or means of electromechanical locks (12) manually controlled (panic button, code keyboard, PC, ...) or automatically in the event of an attempted theft on one of the containers protected by the device. The sixth concerns a manual siren that is triggered manually (by panic button fixed or portable) or automatically following the programming predefined.

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