Apparatus and methods for remote view of safe deposit box contents
Apparatus and methods for remotely viewing and authenticating/validating the contents of a safe deposit box (or safe) are provided. The apparatus and methods may include a safe deposit box including a locking internal cavity, a camera, a weight sensor, a light, a control circuit, and a communication circuit. After receiving a request to view the contents and authenticating a user, the safe deposit box may take still or motion pictures of the contents and weigh the contents and send the results to the user or a server. If the contents of the safe deposit box have changed an alert may be sent to the user or a server.
1. A safe deposit box comprising:
a housing including a locking internal cavity configured to hold contents;
at least one camera positioned in the internal cavity;
at least one light source positioned in the internal cavity;
wherein the at least one camera, utilizing the at least one light source, is configured to photograph the internal cavity;
at least one weight sensor in the housing;
wherein the at least one weight sensor is configured to measure the weight of the contents;
a microprocessor disposed in the housing;
non-transitory memory disposed in the housing and electronically coupled to the microprocessor;
wherein the non-transitory memory is configured to:
store at least one time-stamped photograph of the internal cavity;
store at least one time-stamped weight measured by the at least one weight sensor; and
store an operating system; and
a communication circuit disposed in the housing and electronically coupled to the microprocessor, including a network interface controller;
wherein the communication circuit is configured to:
receive instructions from a server; and
in response to the instructions transmit the at least one time-stamped photograph and the at least one time-stamped weight to the server; and
wherein the server is configured to:
store the at least one time-stamped photograph and the at least one time-stamped weight;
convert the at least one time-stamped photograph and the at least one time-stamped weight to unique hash values;
store the unique hash values;
compare the at least one time-stamped photograph to a previously stored time-stamped photograph, the at least one time-stamped weight to a previously stored time-stamped weight, and the unique hash values to previously stored hash values;
generate a list of the comparisons;
determine an output channel through one or more machine learning algorithms; and
transmit the list of comparisons to the output channel.
2. The safe deposit box of claim 1 wherein the at least one camera is configured to take at least one time-stamped video of the contents.
3. The safe deposit box of claim 1 wherein the non-transitory memory includes random access memory (“RAM”) and read only memory (“ROM”).
4. The safe deposit box of claim 1 further comprising a power supply for powering:
the at least one camera, the at least one light source, the at least one weight sensor, the communication circuit, the non-transitory memory, and the microprocessor;
wherein the power supply is a battery or a plug configured to be coupled to an external outlet.
5. The safe deposit box of claim 4 further comprising an exterior access panel configured to allow replacement or repair of the microprocessor, the at least one weight sensor, the non-transitory memory, the communication circuit, or the power supply.
6. The safe deposit box of claim 1 wherein the communication circuit further comprises a Bluetooth antenna.
7. The safe deposit box of claim 1 wherein the communication circuit further comprises a cellular antenna.
8. The safe deposit box of claim 1 wherein the communication circuit further comprises a wi-fi antenna.
9. The safe deposit box of claim 1 further comprising an encryption controller.
10. The safe deposit box of claim 1 wherein the non-transitory memory further comprises executable instructions and at least one datum configured to authenticate a user.
11. The safe deposit box of claim 1 , wherein the server is further configured to determine when there is a difference between the unique hash values and previously stored hash values greater than a predetermined threshold value.
12. The safe deposit box of claim 11 , wherein the server is further configured to send, when the determined difference is greater than the predetermined threshold value, a notification of the difference to an output channel.
13. The safe deposit box of claim 1 , wherein the server is further configured to generate a combined image of the at least one time-stamped photograph and the previously stored time-stamped photograph, and send the combined image to an output channel.