# US 11,443,574 B2 · Locking system for exchange of items, services, and/or facilities > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,443,574 B2 - Document ID: US11443574B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/405,789 - Filed: 2021-08-18 - Published: 2021-12-02 - Granted: 2022-09-13 - Earliest claimed: 2017-04-18 - Applicants: Jackson William Wegelin - Inventors: Jackson William Wegelin - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11443574B2 ## CPC - G07C 9/00912: {for safes, strong-rooms, vaults or the like} - G07F 17/12: comprising lockable containers, e.g. for accepting clothes to be cleaned - G06Q 20/12: specially adapted for electronic shopping systems - G06Q 20/14: specially adapted for billing systems - G06Q 20/3224: {Transactions dependent on location of M-devices} - G06Q 20/4015: {using location information} - G07C 9/00571: {operated by interacting with a central unit} - G07C 9/00817: {where the code of the lock can be programmed} - G07C: TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE - G07F: COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS (coin sorting G07D3/00; coin testing G07D5/00; {handling coins or paper currencies apart from payment activated apparatus G07D; payment architectures, schemes or protocols G06Q20/00}) - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## Abstract One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for facilitating the exchange of an item. For example, a containment component is configured to receive one or more items. A locking component is configured to selectively restrict or allow access to the item. A code generation component is configured to generate and provide an unlocking code to a requestor (e.g., based upon payment by the requestor that requests access to the item). A code entry component is configured to receive user input of a code. The code entry component either retains the locking component in a locked state if the code is not validated as the unlocking code or transitions the locking component into an unlocked state if the code is validated as the unlocking code. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method comprising: receiving a request from a requestor for access to an item secured by a first containment component associated with a locking component; facilitating a payment related to the request; generating an unlocking code and supplying the unlocking code to the requestor in response to facilitating the payment; receiving a user input of a code through a code entry component associated with the first containment component; modifying the locking component into an unlocked state based upon the code corresponding to the unlocking code. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, comprising facilitating a delayed pickup of the item. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, comprising selecting a pickup time from a list of at least 3 pickup times. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The method of claim 3, comprising obtaining a temperature measurement using a temperature sensor associated with the first containment component. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The method of claim 3, comprising providing a notification of when the item is ready for pickup. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5, comprising evaluating sensor data to validate that the item has been placed in the first containment component. ### Claim 7 (depends on 3) The method of claim 3, wherein at least a second containment component is located adjacent the first containment component, and wherein the method comprises providing an identifier from a set of identifiers for at least the first containment component. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, wherein location specific instructions are provided for at least the first containment component. ### Claim 9 A method of facilitating a transactional exchange comprising: receiving a request, from a first party via a product listing interface, to hold an item for a hold duration, wherein the hold corresponds to an exclusive right for the first party to subsequently purchase access to the item not yet purchased by the first party; selectively restricting access to the item from parties other than the first party based upon the hold until the hold duration has expired; and facilitating inspection of the item before the purchase is completed. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, comprising sending a private location of the item to the first party. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, comprising displaying one or more hold durations and receiving a selection of the hold duration from the one or more hold durations. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the hold duration corresponds to an inspection time. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, comprising facilitating a payment. ### Claim 14 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, comprising suggesting a transportation provider. ### Claim 15 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, comprising facilitating pickup by a transportation provider. ### Claim 16 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, comprising generating a waiting list for the item. ### Claim 17 A method for facilitating a transactional exchange comprising: receiving a request from a first party to access an item secured by a containment component associated with a locking component that is portable; facilitating a payment; generating an unlocking code and supplying the unlocking code to the first party based upon facilitating the payment; receiving a user input of a code through a code entry component associated with the containment component; and modifying the locking component into an unlocked state based upon the code corresponding to the unlocking code. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, wherein the locking component comprises a primary means of attachment and a secondary means of attachment, the secondary means of attachment keeping the locking component secured to a fixed attachment point when access is provided to the item, wherein the secondary means of attachment is selectively removable. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, comprising facilitating inspection or pickup by a second party. ### Claim 20 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, comprising processing a hold request, received before the request for access is received, to hold the item for a hold duration, wherein the hold corresponds to an exclusive right for a requestor of the hold request to subsequently purchase access to the item not yet purchased by the requestor.