SYSTEM FOR DELIVERY OF GOODS ORDERED VIA THE INTERNET
First Claim
1. An Internet-based secure goods purchase and delivery system, comprising:
- means for completing a purchase transaction for goods via the Internet, the purchase transaction being between a customer recipient of the goods and a merchant seller of the goods;
means for accepting delivery instructions for the goods from the customer;
a shippable transport box having an access door, the shippable transport box being transportable according to the customer delivery instructions;
a delivery box disposed at a location specified in the customer delivery instructions, the delivery box being adapted for securely receiving the shippable transport box;
means for controlling temperature inside the shippable transport box, the means for controlling temperature being disposed on the shippable transport box;
means for loading the shippable transport box with the goods according to the purchase transaction;
means for locking the access door shut, thereby securing the goods loaded inside the shippable transport box;
means for wirelessly communicating regarding status of the transport box and the loaded goods contained therein to system-designated receivers of the status;
means for GEO self-awareness of the transport box, wherein the transport box status includes a precise location of the transport box;
means for electronically storing, in the transport box, the customer delivery instructions for the goods;
means for regulating the means for controlling the transport box inside temperature based on the customer delivery instructions for the goods;
means for generating and distributing a secure electronic token, the token having a first portion enabling a shipper of the transport box to access the delivery box for secure deposit of the transport box therein, the token having a second portion enabling the customer to access the delivery box for secure retrieval of the goods stored within the transport box; and
means for delivering the transport box according to the customer delivery instructions.
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Abstract
The system for delivery of goods ordered via the Internet utilizes a delivery box having a front door with an electronic lock and electronic key reader for receipt of goods ordered via the Internet. Goods are shipped in a transport box having an interior space and a device for controlling the temperature within the interior space. The delivery box has at least one interior transport box receptacle where a transport box containing goods is placed on delivery. A power and data interface is established between a delivery box control circuit and a transport box control circuit. The transport box is placed into one of the receptacles, so that the delivery box control circuit can power the transport box control circuit and environment-controlling device. A security code is downloaded from an Internet merchant site to the delivery box and stored onto a keycard when an order is placed.
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13 Claims
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1. An Internet-based secure goods purchase and delivery system, comprising:
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means for completing a purchase transaction for goods via the Internet, the purchase transaction being between a customer recipient of the goods and a merchant seller of the goods; means for accepting delivery instructions for the goods from the customer; a shippable transport box having an access door, the shippable transport box being transportable according to the customer delivery instructions; a delivery box disposed at a location specified in the customer delivery instructions, the delivery box being adapted for securely receiving the shippable transport box; means for controlling temperature inside the shippable transport box, the means for controlling temperature being disposed on the shippable transport box; means for loading the shippable transport box with the goods according to the purchase transaction; means for locking the access door shut, thereby securing the goods loaded inside the shippable transport box; means for wirelessly communicating regarding status of the transport box and the loaded goods contained therein to system-designated receivers of the status; means for GEO self-awareness of the transport box, wherein the transport box status includes a precise location of the transport box; means for electronically storing, in the transport box, the customer delivery instructions for the goods; means for regulating the means for controlling the transport box inside temperature based on the customer delivery instructions for the goods; means for generating and distributing a secure electronic token, the token having a first portion enabling a shipper of the transport box to access the delivery box for secure deposit of the transport box therein, the token having a second portion enabling the customer to access the delivery box for secure retrieval of the goods stored within the transport box; and means for delivering the transport box according to the customer delivery instructions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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