ELECTRONIC STORAGE SYSTEM
First Claim
1. An electronic storage system, comprising:
- a housing;
a plurality of securable units within the housing;
a kiosk configured to assign at least one of the securable units to a user and to provide the user with access credentials for accessing an assigned securable unit; and
a plurality of user portals within the housing and separate from the plurality of securable units and the kiosk, each user portal being configured to permit access to at least two of the plurality of securable units, at least one of the user portals being configured to permit access to the assigned securable unit in response to receiving the access credentials from the user.
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Abstract
An electronic storage system is provided. The system includes a housing, securable units within the housing, a kiosk to assign securable units to users and to provide the users with access credentials for accessing assigned securable units, and user portals within the housing and separate from the kiosk. Each user portal permits access to one or more of the securable units in accordance with access credentials entered into the portal. Each user portal is also operable to allow users to transfer rentals of assigned securable devices to other electronic storage systems. The system also permits access to assigned securable devices in accordance with access credentials received via text or SMS messages or via applications executing on a computer, NFC device, or smart device, such as a smart phone or tablet.
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20 Claims
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1. An electronic storage system, comprising:
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a housing; a plurality of securable units within the housing; a kiosk configured to assign at least one of the securable units to a user and to provide the user with access credentials for accessing an assigned securable unit; and a plurality of user portals within the housing and separate from the plurality of securable units and the kiosk, each user portal being configured to permit access to at least two of the plurality of securable units, at least one of the user portals being configured to permit access to the assigned securable unit in response to receiving the access credentials from the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An electronic storage system, comprising:
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a housing; a plurality of securable units within the housing; and a plurality of user portals within the housing and separate from the kiosk, at least one of the user portals being configured to assign at least one of the securable units to a user, to process payments for renting an assigned securable unit, and to provide the user with access credentials for accessing the assigned securable unit, wherein each user portal is further configured to permit access to at least one of the plurality of securable units, at least one of the user portals being configured to permit access to the assigned securable unit in response to receiving the access credentials from the user. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An electronic storage system, comprising:
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a housing; a plurality of securable units within the housing; a kiosk configured to assign at least one of the securable units to a user and to provide the user with access credentials for accessing an assigned securable unit; and a unit configured to receive a text or SMS message containing the access credentials and to unlock the assigned securable unit in accordance with the access credentials received from the text or SMS message.
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