Package Management System with Accelerated Delivery
First Claim
1. A system for delivering packages in a location with multiple recipients by a delivery person, with each package having a package identifier that includes recipient information, comprising,a plurality of lockers, each locker having an interior space and a door that when opened allows access to the interior space and a locker identifier,a locking portion associated with each door for allowing the door to open when in the unlocked state and remain closed when in the locked state,a central control unit comprising an authentication portion adapted to verify the status of the delivery person, a first input device configured to allow the delivery person to designate the number of lockers to be opened, a second input device adapted to read the package identifier and a locker identifier, a controller configured to deactivate the locking portions on the designated lockers,wherein upon authentication of the delivery person and identification of the number of designated lockers by the delivery person, the controller deactivates the number of locking portions equal to the number of designated lockers, andwherein, at a location remote from the central control unit, the second input device reads the package identifier of a package and a locker identifier for a designated locker and transmits the package and locker information to the central control unit, and the delivery person places the read package in the interior space of the read locker and closes the associated.
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Abstract
The disclosure provides a system for delivering packages by a delivery person in a location with multiple recipients comprising a plurality of lockers, each locker having an interior space, a door, a locker identifier, and a locking portion associated with each door. A central control unit comprises a first input device configured to allow the delivery person to designate the number of lockers to be opened, a second input device adapted to read the package identifier and a locker identifier, and a controller configured to deactivate the locking portions on the designated lockers. Upon delivery, the controller deactivates the number of locking portions equal to the number of designated lockers, and at a location remote from the central control unit, the second input device reads a package and a locker identifier for a designated locker and transmits the package and locker information to the central control unit.
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1. A system for delivering packages in a location with multiple recipients by a delivery person, with each package having a package identifier that includes recipient information, comprising,
a plurality of lockers, each locker having an interior space and a door that when opened allows access to the interior space and a locker identifier, a locking portion associated with each door for allowing the door to open when in the unlocked state and remain closed when in the locked state, a central control unit comprising an authentication portion adapted to verify the status of the delivery person, a first input device configured to allow the delivery person to designate the number of lockers to be opened, a second input device adapted to read the package identifier and a locker identifier, a controller configured to deactivate the locking portions on the designated lockers, wherein upon authentication of the delivery person and identification of the number of designated lockers by the delivery person, the controller deactivates the number of locking portions equal to the number of designated lockers, and wherein, at a location remote from the central control unit, the second input device reads the package identifier of a package and a locker identifier for a designated locker and transmits the package and locker information to the central control unit, and the delivery person places the read package in the interior space of the read locker and closes the associated.
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10. A system for delivering packages in a location with multiple recipients by a delivery person, with each package having a package identifier that includes recipient information, comprising,
a plurality of lockers, each locker having an interior space and a door that when opened allows access to the interior space, a locking portion associated with each door for allowing the door to open when in the unlocked state and remain closed when in the locked state and adapted to receive instruction from the central control unit to change from the locked state to the unlocked state and send information to the central control unit when the door is manually closed and the lock is changed to the locked state, a central control unit comprising an authentication portion adapted to verify the status of the delivery person, a first input device configured to allow the delivery person to designate the number of lockers to be opened, a second input device adapted to read the package identifier, a controller configured to deactivate the locking portions on the designated lockers, and an output device to provide notification to a recipient, wherein upon authentication of the delivery person and identification of the number of designated lockers by the delivery person, the controller deactivates the number of locking portions equal to the number of designated lockers, and wherein, the delivery person reads the package and places the read package in the interior space of one designated locker and closes the associated door, and wherein the central control unit associates the package, locker and recipient and the output device notifies the recipient of the delivery of a package.
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15. A system for delivering packages in a location with multiple recipients by a delivery person, with each package having a package identifier that includes recipient information, comprising,
a plurality of lockers, each locker having an interior space and a door that when opened allows access to the interior space, a locking portion associated with each door for allowing the door to open when deactivated and remain locked when the lock is activated by the door being manually closed, a central control unit comprising a data base of recipients, an authentication portion adapted to verify the status of the delivery person, a first input device configured to allow the delivery person to designate the number of lockers to be opened, a second input device adapted to read the package identifier, a controller configured to deactivate the locking portions on the designated lockers and store information of when a locker door is closed and the lock is activated, and an output device to provide notification to a recipient, wherein upon authentication of the delivery person and identification of the number of designated lockers by the delivery person, the controller deactivates the number of locking portions equal to the number of designated lockers, and wherein, the second input device reads the package identifier of a package, and the delivery person places the read package in the interior space of the locker and closes the associated door thus activating the lock, and wherein the controller advises the central control unit that the door is closed, and the central control unit associates the package for the recipient and the designated locker, and wherein the output device notifies the recipient of the delivery of a package.
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