Systems and Methods for Securing and Temperature Regulating a Delivery Container
First Claim
1. A container for receiving and storing an object, the container comprising:
- a body defining an interior space for receiving the object;
a door for accessing the interior space;
a lock device for unlocking and locking the door;
a temperature regulating device for regulating the temperature of the interior space;
a sensor to indirectly or directly detect whether the object has been placed in the container;
memory; and
a processor configured to cause the container to at least;
receive an expected delivery time of the object; and
at a predetermined time period before the expected delivery time, regulate the temperature of the interior space.
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Abstract
A delivery container equipped with a lock device, temperature regulating device, sensors and a processor is configured to receive and further store goods without the presence of an owner. The owner is notified by a user device when a delivery is made. The door of the delivery container is opened when a valid passcode is entered. The temperature regulating device heats or cools the interior space of the container, whereby the temperature of the interior space may be automatically determined or manually adjusted. A user via a user device can also communicate with the delivery container to send delivery instructions. The processor of the container is configured to calculate cooling and heating rates and controls the overall operations of the delivery container.
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20 Claims
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1. A container for receiving and storing an object, the container comprising:
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a body defining an interior space for receiving the object; a door for accessing the interior space; a lock device for unlocking and locking the door; a temperature regulating device for regulating the temperature of the interior space; a sensor to indirectly or directly detect whether the object has been placed in the container; memory; and a processor configured to cause the container to at least; receive an expected delivery time of the object; and at a predetermined time period before the expected delivery time, regulate the temperature of the interior space. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A container for receiving and storing an object, the container comprising:
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a body defining an interior space for receiving an object; a door for accessing the interior space; a lock device for unlocking and locking the door; a temperature regulating device for regulating the temperature of the interior space; a sensor to indirectly or directly detect whether the object has been placed in the container; memory; and a processor configured to cause the container to at least; detect, using the sensor, the object being placed in the interior space; regulate the temperature of the interior space; detect, using the sensor, the object being removed from the interior space; and deactivate the temperature regulating device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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