DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR STORING ITEMS

• US 20160300187A1
• Filed: 04/06/2016
• Published: 10/13/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 04/10/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Smiota, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Smiotex, Inc.
• Inventors: Kashi, Manjunatha, Kashi, Jyothi
• Granted Patent: US 10,891,584 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0832 Special goods or special handling procedures, e.g. handling of hazardous or fragile goods
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0836 Recipient pick-ups

Abstract

The subject matter described herein includes devices, systems, and methods for intelligently storing, sending, and receiving items such as packages for storage. The devices, systems and methods include providing a mechanism for storing, locking, unlocking, accessing, and monitoring the process of sending an item for delivery or receiving an item for delivery. The secure storage of items in the disclosed device facilitates remote maintenance and diagnostics, secure delivery and retrieval of items, the sharing of resources, and a reduction in consumer and delivery interaction.

Claims

1. A device comprising:

a memory that stores computer executable components;

a processor that executes computer executable components stored in the memory;

a receptacle component comprising a set of storage compartments configured to receive a set of delivery items, wherein the set of storage compartments is accessible by a set of doors;

a locking component comprising a locking mechanism configured to lock a first subset of doors of the set of doors; and

an access component configured to unlock the first subset of doors of the set of doors based on a set of authorization credentials that facilitates temporary access or continual access to a first subset of storage components of the set of storage components corresponding to the first subset of doors, wherein a first grant of temporary access is based on a first subset of authorization credentials and a second grant of continual access is based on a second subset of authorization credentials.

a display component configured to present a set of information corresponding to the set of storage compartments and a set of contents located within the set of storage compartments.

2. The device of claim 1, further comprising a temperature component that regulates a temperature within a first compartment of the set of storage compartments.

3. The device of claim 1, further comprising a measuring component that facilitates an adjustment of a set of compartment dimensions associated with a first compartment of the set of compartments, wherein a compartment dimension of the set of compartment dimensions comprises a compartment floor, a compartment wall, or a compartment ceiling, wherein the adjustment is capable of being based on a measurement of a first subset of delivery items of the set of delivery items within the first compartment using a graduated scale in connection with the compartment floor, the compartment wall, or the compartment ceiling, and wherein the adjustment is capable of being based on a detection of the measurement of the first subset of delivery items based on a detected measurement using optical sensors located on compartment floor, the compartment ceiling, or the compartment wall.

4. The device of claim 1, further comprising a drone landing platform comprising a first roof and a second roof of a drone drop compartment of the set of compartments, wherein the landing platform is configured to facilitate a landing of a drone, wherein the first roof is a retractable roof located above the second roof, wherein the first roof retracts to facilitate the drone landing on a perimeter of the second roof based on a drone drop compartment authentication of a signal emitted by the drone, and wherein the second roof comprises a retractable ceiling door capable of retracting to facilitate receipt of a subset of delivery items of the set of delivery items dropped by the drone into an opening within the second roof of the drone drop compartment and capable of closing the retractable ceiling door to securely store the subset of delivery items within the drone drop compartment.

5. The device of claim 1, further comprising a delivery item analysis component that generates a set of data associated with a delivery item of the set of delivery items, wherein the set of data can comprise a delivery item weight, a delivery item postage cost, a delivery item temperature requirement, a delivery item security clearance requirement, a delivery item descriptive classifier, or a delivery item life span.

6. The device of claim 4, wherein the drone drop compartment comprises a set of detection sensors configured to detect a presence or an absence of the drone, wherein the retractable ceiling door opens or closes based on a detected presence or a detected absence of the drone respectively by a set of detection sensors and receipt of an authorized identification token associated with the drone by the set of detection sensors, and wherein the set of detection sensors are capable of using digital, analog, or optical techniques to detect the authorized identification token.

7. The device of claim 1, wherein a first storage compartment of the set of storage compartments is any of a refrigeration compartment capable of storing a first subset of delivery items of the set of delivery items requiring storage within a low temperature range relative to a current compartment temperature, a heating compartment capable of storing a second subset of delivery items of the set of delivery items requiring storage within a high temperature range relative to the current compartment temperature, an emergency storage compartment capable of storing a set of emergency supply items, or a laundry compartment capable of storing a set of apparel items, a secure component capable of storing a set of controlled substance items.

11. The system of claim 1, further comprising a delivery item analysis component that generates a set of data associated with a delivery item of the set of delivery items, wherein the set of data can comprise a delivery item weight, a delivery item postage cost, a delivery item temperature requirement, a delivery item security clearance requirement, a delivery item descriptive classifier, or a delivery item life span.

8. A system, comprising:

a memory that stores executable instructions; and

a processor, communicatively coupled to the memory, that facilitates execution of the executable instructions to perform operations, comprising;

a monitoring component configured to monitor a set of activities associated with an electronic storage device that stores a set of delivery items, wherein a first subset of activities of the set of activities comprise any of a delivering of a first subset of delivery items of the set of delivery items or accessing the first subset of delivery items of the set of delivery items, and wherein the electronic storage device comprises a set of storage compartments;

a permission component configured to temporarily unlock a first door corresponding to a first subset of storage compartments of the set of storage compartments by a first user device based on satisfaction of a first set of access criteria or continually unlock the first door by a second user device based on satisfaction of a second set of access criteria; and

a scheduling component configured to manage a set of scheduling tasks of the electronic storage device, wherein a first subset of scheduling tasks of the set of scheduling tasks represent a coordination of a first subset of storage compartments of the set of storage compartments for receipt of the first subset of delivery items based on a set of storage criteria, wherein the coordination is in accordance with the first subset of activities.

9. The system of claim 8, further comprising a generation component configured to generate a set of data associated with the set of scheduling tasks, the set of activities, or the set of delivery items.

10. The system of claim 9, further comprising an identification component configured to identify a storage state of the first subset of storage compartments based on a first subset of data, wherein the first subset of data represents any of an environmental condition within the first subset of storage compartments, a level of available storage space within the first subset of storage compartments, a weight of the first subset of delivery items with the first subset of storage compartments, a time range between a first time of receipt of the first subset of delivery items and a second time of removal of the first subset of delivery items from the electronic storage device, or a dimensional characterization of the first subset of delivery items.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein the set of storage criteria comprise a first dimension measurement of the first subset of delivery items, a second dimension measurement of the first subset of storage compartments, an identity of content within the first subset of delivery items, a weight of the first subset of delivery items, a storage capacity status of the first subset of delivery items, or a environmental condition requirement associated with the first subset of delivery items.

13. The system of claim 8, further comprising a sizing component configured to adjust a first size of one or more dimension of the first subset of storage compartments based on a second size of the first subset of delivery items.

14. The system of claim 8, further comprising a drone landing component configured to expand or retract a landing pad of the electronic storage device based on a presence or absence of a drone in accordance with a detection sensor of the electronic storage device.

15. The system of claim 10, wherein the identification component is further configured to identify the presence or absence of a package within the first subset of storage compartments based on an obstructed state or unobstructed state of emitted light from a set of light sensors within the first subset of storage compartments or based on the weight determined by a set of weight sensors.

16. The system of claim 8, further comprising a notification component configured to notify the second user device of a receipt within the first subset of storage compartments of the first subset of delivery items or a delivery from the first subset of storage compartments of a second subset of delivery items representing outgoing delivery items.

17. A method, comprising:

monitoring, by a system comprising a processor, an electronic storage device comprising a processor, a set of activities associated with an electronic storage device that stores a set of delivery items, wherein a first subset of activities of the set of activities comprise any of a delivering of a first subset of delivery items of the set of delivery items or accessing the first subset of delivery items of the set of delivery items, and wherein the electronic storage device comprises a set of storage compartments;

temporarily unlocking, by the system, a first door corresponding to a first subset of storage compartments of the set of storage compartments by a first user device based on satisfaction of a first set of access criteria or continually unlock the first door by a second user device based on satisfaction of a second set of access criteria; and

managing, by the system, a set of scheduling tasks of the electronic storage device, wherein a first subset of scheduling tasks of the set of scheduling tasks represent a coordination of a first subset of storage compartments of the set of storage compartments for receipt of the first subset of delivery items based on a set of storage criteria, wherein the coordination is in accordance with the first subset of activities.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising generating, by the system, a set of data associated with the set of scheduling tasks, the set of activities, or the set of delivery items.

19. The method of claim 17, further comprising adjusting, by the system, a first size of one or more dimension of the first subset of storage compartments based on a second size of the first subset of delivery items.

20. The method of claim 20, further comprising notifying the second user device of a receipt within the first subset of storage compartments of the first subset of delivery items or a delivery from the first subset of storage compartments of a second subset of delivery items representing outgoing delivery items.