# US 11,443,580 B2 · Method and system for access to a secured building > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,443,580 B2 - Document ID: US11443580B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/041,945 - Filed: 2020-05-22 - Published: 2022-02-10 - Granted: 2022-09-13 - Earliest claimed: 2019-05-24 - Assignees: 1Valet Corp. - Applicants: 1Valet Corp. - Inventors: Hanna Haddad - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11443580B2 ## CPC - G07C 9/00571: {operated by interacting with a central unit} - G07C 9/33: by means of a password - G06Q 10/083: Shipping - G06Q 10/0832: Special goods or special handling procedures, e.g. handling of hazardous or fragile goods - G06Q 10/08365: {Deliveries to storage lockers} - G07C 9/00912: {for safes, strong-rooms, vaults or the like} - G07B 15/00: Arrangements or apparatus for collecting fares, tolls or entrance fees at one or more control points (handling coins or valuable papers, e.g. banknotes, G07D; apparatus for vending or hiring articles or services activated by coins, credit cards, paper currency or the like G07F7/00, G07F17/00) - G07C 2209/08: With time considerations, e.g. temporary activation, valid time window or time limitations - 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 - 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 - G07B: TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS ## Abstract The present invention provides for methods and systems for accessing a secured building. The method includes retrieving information from a code associated with a carrier and an address. The code may be a barcode with encoded information. The method further includes confirming that the address is associated with the secured building and further validating the carrier as an authorized carrier by an identification of the carrier. The method further includes validating a status associated with the information to be one of: in transit; and out for delivery. Upon positive response of the status, the method further includes allowing access to the secured building. In some embodiments, prior to allowing access to the secured building, the method further includes checking that an update to the status is within 24 hours. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A real-time method of accessing a secured multi-tenant building or portion thereof by delivery personnel for delivery of a package, the method comprising: receiving, by an entry console of the building or portion thereof, a request for entry into the building or portion thereof, wherein the request comprises a tracking code associated with the package; forwarding, by the entry console, the tracking code to a building operating system (BOS); performing, by the BOS, a verification procedure based on the tracking code; the verification procedure comprising: sending, by the BOS, a verification request comprising the tracking code to one or more databases, wherein the one or more databases comprise tracking information for a plurality of packages and delivery status of each package in the plurality of packages; failing, by the BOS, to retrieve a delivery status of the package; instructing, by the BOS, a carrier server cloud (CSC) to retrieve the delivery status of the package by tracking a location of a delivery vehicle designated to deliver the package, in response to failing to retrieve the delivery status of the package; comparing the tracking code in the verification request to the tracking information in the one or more databases; determining that access is permitted based on the comparison and the tracking information in the one or more databases confirming that delivery address of the package is in the building and the delivery status of the package is out for delivery determined based on the location of the delivery vehicle designated to deliver the package; causing, by the BOS, the entry console to open a door in response to an outcome of the verification procedure being positive, wherein the outcome of the verification procedure is positive based on the determination that the access is permitted. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more databases is updated in real-time at various stages of the deliveries. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more databases comprises a database of the building and a database of carrier delivering the package. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the verification procedure comprises determining if the delivery status has been updated within last 24 hours. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the delivery of the package is to a locker system in the building. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the tracking code is a barcode. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein the barcode is one of: 1 dimensional linear bar code; 2-dimensional bar code, an image, specialized augmented postal code; intelligent mail barcode; and electronic product code. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: sending a message to a device associated with the address, the message indicating that access to the building or portion thereof has been granted for the delivery personnel. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, wherein the device is a mobile device of a tenant associated with the address. ### Claim 10 A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that when executed by one or more processors of a device cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising: receiving, by an entry console of the building or portion thereof, a request for entry into the building or portion thereof, wherein the request comprises a tracking code associated with the package; forwarding, by the entry console, the tracking code to a building operating system (BOS); performing, by the BOS, a verification procedure based on the tracking code; the verification procedure comprising: sending, by the BOS, a verification request comprising the tracking code to one or more databases, wherein the one or more databases comprise tracking information for a plurality of packages and delivery status of each package in the plurality of packages; failing, by the BOS, to retrieve a delivery status of the package; instructing, by the BOS, a carrier server cloud (CSC) to retrieve the delivery status of the package by tracking a location of a delivery vehicle designated to deliver the package, in response to failing to retrieve the delivery status of the package; comparing the tracking code in the verification request to the tracking information in the one or more databases; determining that access is permitted based on the comparison and the tracking information in the one or more databases confirming that delivery address of the package is in the building and the delivery status of the package is out for delivery determined based on the location of the delivery vehicle designated to deliver the package; causing, by the BOS, the entry console to open a door in response to an outcome of the verification procedure being positive, wherein the outcome of the verification procedure is positive based on the determination that the access is permitted. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the one or more databases is updated in real-time at various stages of the deliveries. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein at least one of the one or more databases comprises a database of the building and a database of carrier delivering the package. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the verification procedure comprises determining if the delivery status has been updated within last 24 hours. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the delivery of the package is to a locker system in the building. ### Claim 15 (depends on 10) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the tracking code is a barcode. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the barcode is one of: 1 dimensional linear bar code; 2-dimensional bar code, an image, specialized augmented postal code; intelligent mail barcode; and electronic product code. ### Claim 17 (depends on 10) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the operations further comprises sending a message to a device associated with the address, the message indicating that access to the building or portion thereof has been granted for the delivery personnel. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the device is a mobile device of a tenant associated with the address. ### Claim 19 (depends on 1) A system for accessing a secured building according to the method of claim 1, the system comprising an entry console in network connection with a building operating system and one or more I/O devices.