ELECTRONIC RENTAL LOCKER SYSTEM
First Claim
1. An electronic rental locker system, comprising:
- a housing unit;
a plurality of locker compartments within the housing unit, each locker compartment having a door and a door lock;
a payment processing system configured to receive payment by a user for a locker compartment; and
a reservation and subscription server configured to;
receive a request from a user to rent a locker compartment;
access a database to determine whether the user has a reservation or subscription to rent the locker compartment and whether the user has previously paid to rent the locker compartment;
allowing the user to open the locker compartment if the user has previously paid to rent the locker compartment; and
requesting payment from the user if the has previously not paid to rent the locker compartment.
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Abstract
The present invention provides an electronic rental locker system, comprising: a housing unit; a plurality of locker compartments within the housing unit, each locker compartment having a door and a door lock; a payment processing system configured to receive payment by a user for a locker compartment; and a reservation and subscription server. The server is configured to: receive a request from a user to rent a locker compartment; access a database to determine whether the user has a reservation or subscription to rent the locker compartment and whether the user has previously paid to rent the locker compartment; allowing the user to open the locker compartment if the user has previously paid to rent the locker compartment; and requesting payment from the user if the has previously not paid to rent the locker compartment.
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20 Claims
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1. An electronic rental locker system, comprising:
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a housing unit; a plurality of locker compartments within the housing unit, each locker compartment having a door and a door lock; a payment processing system configured to receive payment by a user for a locker compartment; and a reservation and subscription server configured to; receive a request from a user to rent a locker compartment; access a database to determine whether the user has a reservation or subscription to rent the locker compartment and whether the user has previously paid to rent the locker compartment; allowing the user to open the locker compartment if the user has previously paid to rent the locker compartment; and requesting payment from the user if the has previously not paid to rent the locker compartment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for providing a locker compartment to rent by a user, comprising:
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receiving a request at a server by a user to rent a locker compartment, the locker compartment being one of a plurality of locker compartments in a housing; accessing a database to determine if the user has a reservation to rent the locker compartment; if the user has a reservation to use the locker compartment, accessing the database to determine if the user has pre-paid to rent the locker compartment; if the user has pre-paid to rent the locker, unlocking a lock on a door of the locker compartment and allowing the user to access the locker compartment; and if the user has not pre-paid to rent the locker, requesting payment from the user, receiving payment from the user, and allowing the user to access the locker compartment; if the user does not have a reservation to use the locker, accessing the database to determine if the user has a pre-paid subscription to rent the locker compartment; if the user has a pre-paid subscription to rent the locker, allowing the user to access the locker compartment; if the user does not have a reservation and does not have a pre-paid subscription, requesting payment from the user, receiving payment from the user and allowing the user to access the locker compartment. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. A method for providing a locker compartment to rent by a user, comprising:
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offering a user a plurality of locker compartments to rent; receiving user identification information and an indication of a selected one of the plurality of locker compartments the user wants to rent; transmitting the user identification information and the indication to a reservation and subscription server for a determination as to whether the user has pre-paid to rent the selected locker compartment; receiving from the reservation and subscription server the determination; granting the user access to the selected locker compartment if the determination was that the user had pre-paid to rent the locker compartment; requesting payment from the user if the determination was that the user had not previously paid to rent the locker compartment; receiving payment from the user; and granting the user access to the selected locker compartment after receiving payment from the user. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for providing a locker compartment to rent by a user, comprising:
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downloading an app onto a user'"'"'s electronic device; receiving input from the user, the input including identification and payment information; storing the input information; opening the app on the user'"'"'s electronic device; presenting the user with locations of locker compartments; receiving an indication from the user of a location of a locker that the user wants to rent; receiving an indication from the user the number of rentals that the user wants to purchase; and receiving authorization from the user to apply the previously input payment information to the purchase. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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