Smart parcel safe
First Claim
1. A smart parcel safe designed to receive and protect parcels delivered to an owner by a delivery service comprising:
- an owner-container defining an enclosure with an opening and a lid attached to the owner-container by hinges and formed to fit over the opening and securely close the enclosure in a closed orientation, the lid being hinged to move from the closed orientation into an open orientation so as to provide access to the enclosure through the opening;
an electronically controlled locking mechanism affixed to the owner-container and the lid;
the smart parcel safe including a smart temperature control refrigeration unit attached to the owner-container and positioned to control temperatures in the owner-container;
an owner mobile communication device and a delivery service mobile communication device each including an app application installed thereon designed to remotely control locking/unlocking of the electronically controlled locking mechanism; and
wherein the smart temperature control unit attached to the container is responsive to one of an off/on switch on the smart parcel safe, the app included in the owner mobile communication device or the delivery service mobile communication device so as to control the unit to one of cooling and heating in response to operation of either the off/on switch, the owner mobile communication device or the delivery service mobile communication device; and
the electronically controlled locking mechanism being responsive to the app application included in the owner mobile communication device and the delivery service mobile communication device so as to be remotely locked/unlocked in response to operation of either the owner mobile communication device or the delivery service mobile communication device, whereby parcels can be securely delivered to the owner via the smart parcel safe by the delivery service.
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Abstract
A smart parcel safe including a container defining an enclosure with an opening, a lid attached to the container by hinges and formed to fit over the opening and securely close the enclosure in a closed orientation, the lid being hinged to move from the closed orientation into an open orientation so as to provide access to the enclosure through the opening, a mobile communication device including an app designed to control locking/unlocking of an associated locking mechanism, and an electronically controlled locking mechanism affixed to the container and the lid, the electronically controlled locking mechanism being associated with the mobile communication device so as to be locked/unlocked in response to operation of the mobile communication device.
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19 Claims
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1. A smart parcel safe designed to receive and protect parcels delivered to an owner by a delivery service comprising:
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an owner-container defining an enclosure with an opening and a lid attached to the owner-container by hinges and formed to fit over the opening and securely close the enclosure in a closed orientation, the lid being hinged to move from the closed orientation into an open orientation so as to provide access to the enclosure through the opening; an electronically controlled locking mechanism affixed to the owner-container and the lid; the smart parcel safe including a smart temperature control refrigeration unit attached to the owner-container and positioned to control temperatures in the owner-container; an owner mobile communication device and a delivery service mobile communication device each including an app application installed thereon designed to remotely control locking/unlocking of the electronically controlled locking mechanism; and wherein the smart temperature control unit attached to the container is responsive to one of an off/on switch on the smart parcel safe, the app included in the owner mobile communication device or the delivery service mobile communication device so as to control the unit to one of cooling and heating in response to operation of either the off/on switch, the owner mobile communication device or the delivery service mobile communication device; and the electronically controlled locking mechanism being responsive to the app application included in the owner mobile communication device and the delivery service mobile communication device so as to be remotely locked/unlocked in response to operation of either the owner mobile communication device or the delivery service mobile communication device, whereby parcels can be securely delivered to the owner via the smart parcel safe by the delivery service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of providing secure parcel delivery to an owner comprising the steps of:
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providing an owner smart parcel safe including a container defining an enclosure with an opening, a lid attached to the container by hinges and formed to fit over the opening and securely close the enclosure in a closed orientation, the lid being hinged to move from the closed orientation into an open orientation so as to provide access to the enclosure through the opening, and an electronically controlled locking mechanism affixed to the container and the lid, the electronically controlled locking mechanism being associated with a mobile communication device so as to be locked/unlocked in response to operation of the mobile communication device; providing an owner mobile communication device including an app application installed thereon designed to remotely control locking/unlocking of the associated locking mechanism; and providing a smart temperature control unit attached to the owner-container and positioned to control temperatures in the owner-container; syncing the owner mobile communication device with at least one parcel delivery service mobile communication device or other entity mobile communication device to interact with the delivery service or other entity and allow remote control of the locking/unlocking of the associated locking mechanism through the mobile communication device of the delivery service or other entity and parcel delivery to the owner smart parcel safe container; and controlling the the smart temperature control unit attached to the container in responsive to operation of one of an off/on switch on the smart parcel safe, the owner mobile communication device or the at least one delivery service mobile communication device so as to control the unit to one of cooling and heating. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of providing secure parcel delivery from a parcel delivery service to an owner comprising the steps of:
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the owner;
providing a smart parcel safe including a container defining an enclosure with an opening, a lid attached to the container by hinges and formed to fit over the opening and securely close the enclosure in a closed orientation, the lid being hinged to move from the closed orientation into an open orientation so as to provide access to the enclosure through the opening, an electronically controlled locking mechanism affixed to the container and the lid, and an owner mobile communication device including an app designed to control locking/unlocking of an associated locking mechanism;
the electronically controlled locking mechanism being associated with the owner mobile communication device so as to be locked/unlocked in response to operation of the owner mobile communication device;the parcel delivery service providing at least one parcel delivery service mobile communication device; and providing a smart temperature control unit attached to the container and positioned to control temperatures in the container; syncing the owner mobile communication device with the at least one parcel delivery service mobile communication device to allow control of locking/unlocking of the associated locking mechanism through the at least one parcel delivery service mobile communication device; and controlling the smart temperature control unit attached to the container in responsive to operation of one of an off/on switch on the smart parcel safe, the owner mobile communication device or the at least one delivery service mobile communication device so as to control the unit to one of cooling and heating. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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