SECURE SMARTPHONE-OPERATED GUN TRIGGER LOCK

摘要

A battery-powered trigger-locking device, which is configured to be disposed on a gun with a trigger for firing, includes a data receiver, a data memory and a logic device for determining whether data received by the receiver is the same, or substantially the same, as data stored in the memory. If a data match is indicated, the logic device causes an electromagnetic device to move a trigger-locking member to an unlocked position, permitting the gun to be fired. A separate electronic gun key is provided to transmit gun unlock data to the data receiver of the trigger-locking device. This gun unlock data may be a password, a long pseudo-random number or biologic data identifying the gun owner or some other person who is licensed or otherwise authorized to fire the gun.

主权项

1. Gun lock apparatus for preventing use of a gun by any unauthorized person, said apparatus comprising:
(a) an electric gun lock device configured to be disposed on a gun and responsive to at least one electric signal to select between two operative states, a locked state which prevents firing the gun and an unlocked state which enables firing; (b) a data receiver for receiving a gun unlock signal with gun unlock data; (c) a data memory for storing data; and (d) a first logic device, coupled to the data receiver and to the data memory, for comparing said gun unlock data received by said receiver with data stored in said memory upon receipt of said gun unlock signal, and for producing said at least one electric signal to actuate the gun lock device in dependence upon whether said stored data and said received data are substantially the same; wherein said first logic device is operative to cause said gun lock device to enable the gun to be fired when the gun unlock data received by said receiver is substantially the same as the data stored in said memory, and prevent the gun from being fired at all other times; thereby to prevent unauthorized operation of the gun.