HYBRID SECURE LOCKER SYSTEM FOR MAILING, DEPOSITION AND RETRIEVAL OF SHIPMENTS
First Claim
1. A method for securely controlling mailing, deposition and retrieval of shipments into at least one electronic locker unit connected to a managing distribution centre through a communication network and having several lockable compartments of different sizes, comprising the following steps:
- generating an identification code of the shipment and specific information associated with the shipment;
opening a compartment of said at least one electronic locker unit;
depositing the shipment inside the compartment;
acquiring the shipment content'"'"'s shape with a shape measurement module located inside the compartment; and
adding the content'"'"'s shape to the specific information and recording it in a locker unit database.
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Abstract
A hybrid system for securely controlling deposition and retrieval of shipments, including a managing distribution centre, at least one electronic locker unit connected to the managing distribution centre through a communication network, and having a control desk and several lockable compartments of different sizes, wherein the electronic locker unit comprises a shape measurement module located inside each compartment for acquiring the shipment content'"'"'s shape.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for securely controlling mailing, deposition and retrieval of shipments into at least one electronic locker unit connected to a managing distribution centre through a communication network and having several lockable compartments of different sizes, comprising the following steps:
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generating an identification code of the shipment and specific information associated with the shipment; opening a compartment of said at least one electronic locker unit; depositing the shipment inside the compartment; acquiring the shipment content'"'"'s shape with a shape measurement module located inside the compartment; and adding the content'"'"'s shape to the specific information and recording it in a locker unit database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14)
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11. A method for securely controlling deposition and retrieval of shipments on at least one electronic locker unit connected to a managing distribution centre through a communication network, and having several lockable compartments of different sizes, comprising the followings steps:
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entering an identification code of the shipment and retrieving specific information associated with the shipment; opening a compartment of said at least one electronic locker unit; depositing the shipment inside the compartment; acquiring the shipment content'"'"'s shape with a shape measurement module located inside the compartment and comparing in a processing module the acquired shipment content'"'"'s shape with the shipment content'"'"'s shape included within the specific information; locking the compartment containing the shipment; and logging the compartment as being filled and locked upon close match and validation of comparison of the shipment content'"'"'s shape. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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15. A hybrid system for securely controlling mailing, deposition and retrieval of shipments, comprising:
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a managing distribution centre; at least one electronic locker unit connected to the managing distribution centre through a communication network, and having a control desk and several lockable compartments of different sizes; wherein said at least one electronic locker unit comprises; a shape measurement module located inside each compartment for acquiring the shipment content'"'"'s shape. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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