Intelligent Enclosures
First Claim
1. A system for controlling access for a storage enclosure, the storage enclosure having one or more walls and an opening defined by at least one of the walls, a closure for the opening and a fastener adapted to hold the closure in a closed position relative to the opening and adapted to allow the closure to assume an open position relative to the opening upon receipt of a suitable signal, the system including a user interface adapted to enable the suitable signal to be received by the fastener upon entry of an access code, means for generating the access code after delivery of an item into the storage enclosure, and means for transmitting the access code to a recipient for the item.
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Abstract
The invention provides a system for controlling access for a storage enclosure. The storage enclosure has one or more walls and an opening defined by at least one of the walls. There is a closure for the opening and a fastener adapted to hold the closure in a closed position relative to the opening and adapted to allow the closure to assume an open position relative to the opening upon receipt of a suitable signal. The system includes a user interface adapted to enable the suitable signal to be received by the fastener upon entry of an access code, means for generating the access code after delivery of an item into the storage enclosure, and means for transmitting the access code to a recipient for the item.
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- 1. A system for controlling access for a storage enclosure, the storage enclosure having one or more walls and an opening defined by at least one of the walls, a closure for the opening and a fastener adapted to hold the closure in a closed position relative to the opening and adapted to allow the closure to assume an open position relative to the opening upon receipt of a suitable signal, the system including a user interface adapted to enable the suitable signal to be received by the fastener upon entry of an access code, means for generating the access code after delivery of an item into the storage enclosure, and means for transmitting the access code to a recipient for the item.
- 14. In a system for controlling access for a storage enclosure, the storage enclosure having one or more walls and an opening defined by at least one of the walls, a closure for the opening and a fastener adapted to hold the closure in a closed position relative to the opening and adapted to allow the closure to assume an open position relative to the opening upon receipt of a suitable signal, a shelf for the storage enclosure, wherein the fastener is mounted on or in the shelf and the shelf is adjustable.
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