System and method for controlling access to a secured area for the delivery of parcel shipments
First Claim
1. A system for controlling access to a secured area for a delivery of parcel shipments, the system comprising:
- an access device comprisinga reading unit,a transmitting unit,a receiver, anda control unit having a control server;
a central server in communication with the access device; and
at least one database in communication with the central server,wherein the reading unit is configured to recognize a shipment number of a parcel shipment that is to be delivered and the transmitting unit is configured to transmit the recognized shipment number, together with an identification number identifying the access device, to the central server,wherein the central server is configured to check the shipment number against the at least one database in order to retrieve at least the recipient name and a shipment status and check the identification number against the at least one database in order to retrieve registration information,wherein the central server is further configured to check the at least one recipient name against the registration information in order to determine if the at least one recipient has registered a receiving address at a location of the access device,wherein the central server is configured to transmit a release signal to the access device,wherein the central server transmits the release signal to the access device if the shipment is out for delivery and the shipment recipient has registered a receiving address at the location of the access device, andwherein the receiver is configured to receive the release signal from the control server and the control unit is configured to activate a door opener in response to the release signal.
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Abstract
A system for controlling access to a secured area for the delivery of parcel shipments comprises an access device, a central server unit that is connected to the access device, and at least one database, which is linked with the central server unit. The access device further comprises a reading unit for recognizing a shipment number of a parcel shipment that is to be submitted and a transmitting unit for transmitting to the central server unit the recognized shipment number together with an identification number that identifies the access device. The central server unit is configured to check the shipment number and the identification number against the at least one database in order to retrieve registration information and shipment status. The central server unit is configured to transmit a release signal to the access device and the access device is configured to receive the release signal activate door opener.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for controlling access to a secured area for a delivery of parcel shipments, the system comprising:
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an access device comprising a reading unit, a transmitting unit, a receiver, and a control unit having a control server; a central server in communication with the access device; and at least one database in communication with the central server, wherein the reading unit is configured to recognize a shipment number of a parcel shipment that is to be delivered and the transmitting unit is configured to transmit the recognized shipment number, together with an identification number identifying the access device, to the central server, wherein the central server is configured to check the shipment number against the at least one database in order to retrieve at least the recipient name and a shipment status and check the identification number against the at least one database in order to retrieve registration information, wherein the central server is further configured to check the at least one recipient name against the registration information in order to determine if the at least one recipient has registered a receiving address at a location of the access device, wherein the central server is configured to transmit a release signal to the access device, wherein the central server transmits the release signal to the access device if the shipment is out for delivery and the shipment recipient has registered a receiving address at the location of the access device, and wherein the receiver is configured to receive the release signal from the control server and the control unit is configured to activate a door opener in response to the release signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for controlling access to a secured area for delivery of parcel shipments, the method comprising:
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recognizing a shipment number of a parcel shipment to be shipped using an access device located at a delivery location; transmitting the recognized shipment number and an identification number that identifies the access device to a central server using the access device; transmitting the shipment number from the central server to at least one database; retrieving a recipient name and shipment status from the central server in response to the transmission of the shipment number; transmitting the identification number from the central server to at least one database; receiving registration information from the central server in response to the transmission of the identification number; checking, using the central server, the recipient name against the registration information in order to determine if the shipment recipient has registered a receiving address at a location of the access device; transmitting a release signal via the central server to the access device when the shipment is out for delivery and the shipment recipient has registered a receiving address at the location of the access device; and activating a door opener by the access device in response to receipt of the release signal transmitted by the central server. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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