Secure parcel delivery receptacle

A secure parcel delivery receptacle comprising:

• a parcel receptacle, a locking cover, a scanner, and a camera;
• wherein the parcel receptacle accepts a parcel for delivery;
• wherein access to the parcel receptacle is via the locking cover which is only unlocked by the scanner;
• wherein the camera records one or more images as proof of delivery;
• wherein the parcel receptacle is a container into which the parcel is placed;
• wherein the parcel receptacle has an access aperture through which the interior of the parcel receptacle is accessed from the exterior of the parcel receptacle;
• wherein a parcel identification information comprises or is associated with a one-time code;
• wherein the scanner validates the one-time code by determining that the one-time code is a code that a purchaser and a seller have previously agreed to use to unlock the locking cover and by determining that the one-time code has never previously been used to unlock the locking cover;
• wherein the scanner applies the unlock signal to the locking cover if the one-time code is so validated;
• wherein the scanner withholds the unlock signal if the one-time code is not a previously agreed-upon code or if the one-time code has previously been used to unlock the locking cover;
• wherein the camera is activated by a camera signal from the scanner whenever the scanner is activated, whether the locking cover unlocks or not;
• wherein the camera records the one or more images while activated;
• wherein the scanner deactivates the camera when the locking cover is closed, when the locking cover is relocked, after a predetermined timeout from the time the camera is activated, or combinations thereof;
• wherein the scanner scans the parcel to determine parcel identification information from the parcel;
• wherein the scanner scans the parcel identification information using wireless technology, optical technology, or a combination thereof.