Internet delivery lock box
First Claim
1. A temporary storage device associated with a home or office building for use in temporarily storing delivered goods, said storage device comprising:
- a compartment having an access door provided with a locking device.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a temporary storage device associated with a home or office building for use in temporarily storing delivered goods. The storage device has a compartment with an access door associated with a locking device and preferably a handcart. In some embodiments, the storage device is integrated into a wall of a home or office associated with the storage device and further includes a second access door. In other embodiments, a temporary storage device system is provided having a switch means connected to the locking device, an input device, and a control unit, where access to the storage device is granted through entry of a valid security code. Also disclosed is a method for ordering goods from a remote location for delivery into the storage device. In some embodiments, a security code generated at the time of the order is provided to a commercial carrier to access the temporary storage device upon delivery of the good.
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31 Claims
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1. A temporary storage device associated with a home or office building for use in temporarily storing delivered goods, said storage device comprising:
a compartment having an access door provided with a locking device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A temporary storage device system associated with a home or office building for use in temporarily storing delivered goods comprising:
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a compartment having an access door provided with a locking device;
a switch means connected to said locking device for causing unlocking of the locking device;
an input device for receiving data;
a control unit in communication with the input device and the switch means, wherein the control unit receives data from the input device; and
whereby, a security code is stored in a memory associated with the control unit and an access code is entered into the input device and transmitted to the control unit, whereupon access is granted to said compartment, upon entry of a valid access code, by activating the switch means to unlock the associated locking device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for ordering goods for delivery into a storage device for use in temporarily storing delivered goods associated with a home or office building of the intended recipient of the delivered goods, said method comprising the steps of:
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ordering a good from a merchant;
establishing delivery of the good by commercial carrier to the intended recipient;
providing a temporary access code to the commercial carrier;
storing the temporary access code into a memory associated with a control unit associated with the storage device; and
whereby the commercial carrier enters the temporary access code into an input device associated with the storage device and access is granted to a compartment of the storage device upon entry of a valid access code verified by the control unit so that the control unit causes unlocking of a locking device associated with an access door of the storage device. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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