Secure storage container, system for secure storage, and method for using a secure storage container

Abstract

Improved methods, systems, apparatuses, and components for secure storage of products, including an improved secure storage container and system. The secure storage container may provide a user with secure, organized, and substantially airtight storage of products. The secure storage system may allow for the authentication of the user to lock/unlock the secure storage container. The secure storage system may further collect data obtained from sensors. The data may include, but is not limited to, lock/unlocking event information, weight changes of the stored substances, movement of the substances within the box, temperature sensor data, humidity sensor data. The secure storage system may provide for actively maintaining a particular humidity or temperature point using a control system.

We claim: 
     
         1 . A secure storage container, the container comprising:
 a base;   at least one wall extending from the base defining a storage cavity;   a top configured to cooperate with the at least one wall to provide a re-sealable closure for the storage cavity, the top and the at least one wall cooperating to provide a substantially airtight seal;   an electronic lock, the electronic lock having an unlocked position and a locked position, the locked position providing a substantially tamper resistant securement of the top to the at least one wall;   the base comprising one or more base portions, each base portion comprising a weight sensor; and   one or more sub-containers, each of the one or more sub-containers comprising:
 a sub-container base; 
 at least one sub-container wall extending from the sub-container base; 
 the sub-container base sized to substantially cover one or more sub-container base portions in the one or more base portions. 
   
     
     
         2 . The secure storage container of  claim 1 , wherein the electronic lock is disposed between the top and the at least one wall. 
     
     
         3 . The secure storage container of  claim 1 , wherein the electronic lock is disposed on a hinge connecting the top and the at least one wall. 
     
     
         4 . The secure storage container of  claim 3 , wherein the one or more base portions are arranged in a regularly spaced arrangement of grid portions. 
     
     
         5 . The secure storage container of  claim 4 , wherein an exterior of the one or more sub-containers further comprises a grip. 
     
     
         6 . The secure storage container of  claim 5 , wherein the at least one wall further comprises three walls extending from the base defining the storage cavity, and the secure storage container is generally a triangular prism. 
     
     
         7 . The secure storage container of  claim 5 , wherein the at least one wall further comprises four walls extending from the base defining the storage cavity, and the secure storage container is generally a rectangular prism. 
     
     
         8 . The secure storage container of  claim 7 , wherein the four walls, the top, and the base form rounded corners. 
     
     
         9 . The secure storage container of  claim 1 , wherein the airtight seal of the resealable closure for the storage cavity is odor sealing. 
     
     
         10 . The secure storage container of  claim 1 , wherein the electronic lock further comprises a locking mechanism, and the locking mechanism is at least one of a mechanical mechanism or an electromagnetic mechanism. 
     
     
         11 . The secure storage container of  claim 1 , wherein the base, the at least one wall, and the top are constructed of a rigid material. 
     
     
         12 . The secure storage container of  claim 11 , wherein the rigid material is at least one selected from a group of plastic, wood, aluminum and steel. 
     
     
         13 . The secure storage container of  claim 5 , wherein the at least one wall further comprises three walls extending from the base defining the storage cavity, and the secure storage container is generally a cylinder. 
     
     
         14 . The secure storage container of  claim 3 , wherein the hinge is at least one selected from the group of a telescopic hinge, a pivoting hinge, and a rotational hinge. 
     
     
         15 . The secure storage container of  claim 3 , wherein the hinge further comprises a sensor and the sensor is at least one of a rotation sensor or a contact sensor. 
     
     
         16 . The secure storage container of  claim 1 , wherein the storage cavity further comprises a main cavity and an auxiliary cavity. 
     
     
         17 . The secure storage container of  claim 16 , wherein the main cavity and the auxiliary cavity are divided by a divider. 
     
     
         18 . The secure storage container of  claim 16 , wherein the secure storage container further comprises a sensor disposed inside the main cavity. 
     
     
         19 . The secure storage container of  claim 18 , wherein the sensor is at least one of a NFC sensor, an RFID sensor, or a camera sensor. 
     
     
         20 . The secure storage container of  claim 18 , wherein the sensor is configured to identify a type of product in the main cavity.