| CPC G07C 9/00309 (2013.01) [G07C 9/00896 (2013.01); G07C 2009/00388 (2013.01); G07C 2009/00412 (2013.01)] | 15 Claims |
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1. System, comprising a lock unit for a cabinet and at least one portable user terminal,
the at least one user terminal comprising:
an interface unit for receiving input commands by the user;
a communication unit for at least wirelessly transmitting a release command to the lock unit; and
a control unit operatively coupled with the interface unit, the communication unit and a storage unit, wherein the storage unit is adapted to store a unique identifier of the user terminal,
wherein the control unit is adapted to create the release command based on input commands in such a manner that it includes the unique identifier; the lock unit comprising:
a plug unit which is adapted to be transferable between a release position and a locking position,
wherein in the release position, opening of the cabinet is enabled, and in the locking position, opening of the cabinet is prohibited;
an operation unit adapted for manual operation by the user, which is adapted to transfer the plug unit from its release position to its locking position;
an actuation unit adapted for automatically transferring the plug unit from its locking position to its release position;
a communication unit for wirelessly receiving the release command from the user terminal; and
a control unit operatively coupled to the communication unit and the actuation unit and adapted to verify the received release command as well as to control the actuation unit for transferring the plug unit to its release position upon having verified the received release command,
wherein the control unit of the lock unit is further adapted to store status and/or use data on the received release command and/or to transmit status and/or use data to an external server by means of the communication unit of the lock unit.
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