# US 11,992,143 B1 · Systems and devices for facilitating secure item retrieval > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,992,143 B1 - Document ID: US11992143B1 - Status: Granted - Kind: B1 - Application number: 18/229,619 - Filed: 2023-08-02 - Granted: 2024-05-28 - Earliest claimed: 2023-08-02 - Applicants: WhatzPoppin, Inc. - Inventors: William Christian Carter; Dakota Michael Peel; Sarita Marie Mullin - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11992143B1 ## CPC - A47G 29/141: {comprising electronically controlled locking means} - A47G 2029/145: {the receptacle comprising means for identifying a deposit; Deposits carrying identification means, e.g. a bar code} - A47G: HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT (book-ends A47B5/00; knives B26B) ## Abstract The present disclosure provides generally for systems and devices for facilitating secure item retrieval. According to the present disclosure, a secure item retrieval system may comprise at least one secure item retrieval device, at least one provider computing device, at least one recipient computing device, and one or more servers, all communicatively coupled via at least one network connection. In some aspects, the secure item retrieval device may comprise at least one receptacle, wherein the receptacle may comprise a top portion, a bottom portion, at least one sidewall, a first at least one opening, a second at least one opening, and at least one door. In some implementations, the secure item retrieval system may facilitate at least one contactless interaction between a provider and recipient. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A secure item retrieval device comprising: at least one receptacle, wherein the at least one receptacle comprises a top portion, a bottom portion, at least one sidewall, a first at least one opening, a second at least one opening, a first at least one door, and a second at least one door, wherein the first at least one door and the second at least one door are each alterable between a closed position and an open position, wherein the first at least one door physically blocks access to the first at least one opening when in the closed position and the second at least one door physically blocks access to the second at least one opening when in the closed position, wherein the at least one receptacle comprises a substantially hollow interior portion configured to removably receive at least one item, wherein the first at least one door and the second at least one door are each connected to at least a portion of the secure item retrieval device by at least one attachment mechanism, wherein the first at least one door and the second at least one door are configured on opposing sides of the at least one receptacle, wherein the first at least one door and the second at least one door each comprises an interior surface proximate to the substantially hollow interior portion, wherein the interior surface of the first at least one door comprises a first at least one handle configured to allow a user to alter the first at least one door to the closed position by reaching through the second at least one opening; at least one controller; and at least one locking mechanism, wherein the at least one locking mechanism is alterable between a locked state and an unlocked state, wherein the at least one locking mechanism is configured to maintain at least one of: the first at least one door and the second at least one door in the closed position when in the locked state, wherein the at least one controller is configured to alter the at least one locking mechanism from the locked state to the unlocked state when one or more predetermined conditions are satisfied. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The secure item retrieval device of claim 1, wherein the at least one receptacle comprises at least one light source communicatively coupled to the at least one controller. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The secure item retrieval device of claim 2, wherein the at least one light source is configured to be illuminated in at least one of a plurality of different colors based on one or more signals received from the at least one controller. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The secure item retrieval device of claim 1, wherein at least one of: the first at least one door and the second at least one door comprises a second at least one handle. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The secure item retrieval device of claim 4, wherein the at least one handle is configured upon an exterior surface of the at least one of: the first at least one door and the second at least one door. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The secure item retrieval device of claim 1, wherein the at least one receptacle comprises a plurality of receptacles. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The secure item retrieval device of claim 6, wherein the plurality of receptacles comprises four receptacles. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The secure item retrieval device of claim 6, wherein the plurality of receptacles comprises 120 receptacles. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The secure item retrieval device of claim 1, wherein the secure item retrieval device further comprises at least one power source. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The secure item retrieval device of claim 9, wherein the at least one power source comprises a 12 volt battery. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The secure item retrieval device of claim 1, wherein the at least one receptacle comprises at least one image capturing device. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The secure item retrieval device of claim 11, wherein the at least one image capturing device comprises a camera configured to capture at least one image of the substantially hollow interior portion of the at least one receptacle, wherein the camera is activated when at least one of: the first at least one door and the second at least one door is altered to the closed position or the open position. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The secure item retrieval device of claim 1, wherein the secure item retrieval device further comprises at least one actuator configured to facilitate movement of at least one of: the first at least one door and the second at least one door between the open position and the closed position. ### Claim 14 A secure item retrieval system comprising: at least one secure item retrieval device, wherein the at least one secure item retrieval device comprises: at least one receptacle, wherein the at least one receptacle comprises a top portion, a bottom portion, at least one sidewall, a first at least one opening, a second at least one opening, a first at least one door, and a second at least one door, wherein the first at least one door and the second at least one door are each alterable between a closed position and an open position, wherein the first at least one door physically blocks access to the first at least one opening when in the closed position and the second at least one door physically blocks access to the second at least one opening when in the closed position, wherein the at least one receptacle comprises a substantially hollow interior portion configured to removably receive at least one item, wherein the first at least one door and the second at least one door are each connected to at least a portion of the secure item retrieval device by at least one attachment mechanism, wherein the first at least one door and the second at least one door are configured on opposing sides of the at least one receptacle, wherein the first at least one door and the second at least one door each comprises an interior surface proximate to the substantially hollow interior portion, wherein the interior surface of the first at least one door comprises a first at least one handle configured to allow a user to alter the first at least one door to the closed position by reaching through the second at least one opening; at least one controller; and at least one locking mechanism, wherein the at least one locking mechanism is alterable between a locked state and an unlocked state, wherein the at least one locking mechanism is configured to maintain at least one of: the first at least one door and the second at least one door in the closed position when in the locked state, wherein the at least one controller is configured to alter the at least one locking mechanism from the locked state to the unlocked state when one or more predetermined conditions are satisfied; one or more servers; at least one recipient computing device; and at least one provider computing device, wherein the at least one secure item retrieval device, the one or more servers, the at least one recipient computing device, and the at least one provider computing device are communicatively coupled via at least one network connection, wherein one or more of: the one or more servers, the at least one recipient computing device, and the at least one provider computing device comprises at least one storage medium that comprises one or more software instructions configured to be executed by at least one processor. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The secure item retrieval system of claim 14, wherein the at least one network connection comprises at least one of: an Internet connection, a local area network connection, and a cellular network connection. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The secure item retrieval system of claim 14, wherein the at least one locking mechanism is configured to be at least temporarily altered from the locked state to the unlocked state when the at least one controller receives at least one coded signal from the at least one recipient computing device. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The secure item retrieval system of claim 16, wherein the at least one recipient computing device is configured to transmit the at least one coded signal when at least one required input is received via at least one input device. ### Claim 18 A method for facilitating secure item retrieval, the method comprising: receiving, via at least one recipient computing device, at least one request for at least one item available from at least one provider; transmitting the at least one request to at least one provider computing device via one or more servers, wherein the at least one recipient computing device, the at least one provider computing device, and the one or more servers may be communicatively coupled via at least one network connection; presenting the at least one request to at least one provider via the at least one provider computing device; receiving at least one indication of request fulfillment via the at least one provider computing device; transmitting the at least one indication of request fulfillment to the at least one recipient computing device; presenting at least one notification of order fulfillment to at least one recipient via the at least one recipient computing device; and transmitting at least one coded signal to the at least one recipient computing device, wherein the at least one coded signal is configured to at least temporarily alter at least one locking mechanism of a secure item retrieval device from a locked state to an unlocked state, wherein the secure item retrieval device comprises at least one receptacle, wherein the at least one receptacle comprises a first at least one opening, a second at least one opening, a first at least one door, and a second at least one door, wherein the first at least one door and the second at least one door are configured on opposing sides of the at least one receptacle, wherein the first at least one door and the second at least one door each comprises an interior surface proximate to the substantially hollow interior portion, wherein the interior surface of the first at least one door comprises a first at least one handle configured to allow a user to alter the first at least one door to the closed position by reaching through the second at least one opening. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The method of claim 18, the method further comprising: receiving at least one required input from the at least one recipient via the recipient computing device; and transmitting the at least one coded signal from the at least one recipient computing device to at least one controller of the secure item retrieval device. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The method of claim 19, the method further comprising: altering the at least one locking mechanism of the secure item retrieval device from a locked state to an unlocked state.