Secure parcel delivery receptacle
OwnerMichael Parr, Sara Parrinventors
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Abstract
The secure parcel delivery receptacle comprises a parcel receptacle, a locking cover, a scanner, and a camera. The parcel receptacle may accept a parcel for delivery. Access to the parcel receptacle may be via the locking cover which may be unlocked by the scanner. The camera may record one or more images as proof of delivery. The parcel receptacle may be a container into which the parcel may be placed. The parcel receptacle may have an access aperture through which the interior of the parcel receptacle may be accessed from the exterior of the parcel receptacle. In embodiments, the parcel receptacle may be a bag or a box.
Claims15
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 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 the camera is adapted to point forward such that a delivery person is seen by the camera;
- 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.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.