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Smart delivery bins

  • US 10,643,173 B2
  • Filed: 09/05/2017
  • Issued: 05/05/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/02/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for the delivery of at least one purchased or ordered item to at least one of a plurality of smart locked storage appliances, each smart locked storage appliance being associated with a corresponding customer, the method comprising, following the purchase or order of the at least one item, determining the availability of a locked storage appliance to receive the delivery at one or more times, identifying a time interval during which the delivery can be made, sending to the identified locked storage appliance an access signal allowing a delivery agent access to the locked storage appliance only during the time interval for delivery thereto of the at least one item, wherein the plurality of smart locked storage appliances are interlocked together and electrically, electronically and/or wirelessly communicatively connected to each other and a network.

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