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US 12,008,518 B2Granted
System and method of managing a self-storage facility that minimizes operator-customer contact
AssigneeFujin Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH
InventorRoland Tubbesing
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Abstract
A system and method for managing a self-storage facility of the type operated and managed so that customers leasing a self-storage compartment can specify their data on site or online.
Claims16
A method of managing a self-storage facility comprising one or more self-storage compartments, the method comprising the steps of:
- inputting into a customer database a customer's data, the customer's data comprising a customer name, a customer address, a payment method, a term of lease, a size of the self-storage compartment and a number of the self-storage compartments;
- allocating to the customer a self-storage compartment in the self-storage facility, the self-storage compartment having an interior and secured with a door having an electronic lock;
- providing the customer with means for unlocking the electronic lock, said means comprising a software application downloaded to a customer's mobile device;
- registering the mobile device so that it has functional access to one of the electronic locks;
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- generating a customer code via a server after the registering step, thereby enabling the customer to remotely lock and unlock the electronic lock and gain access to the self-storage compartment.
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A system for managing a self-storage facility comprising:
- one or more self-storage compartments located within the self-storage facility, each self-storage compartment having an interior and secured with a door equipped with an electronic lock;
- one or more sensors located inside the self-storage facility and/or in the self-storage compartment, each sensor capable of detecting one or more parameters of the surroundings within the self-storage facility and/or within the interior of each self-storage compartment;
- a central server for collecting data and controlling and managing corresponding functions and processes with the aid of algorithms;
- a database residing on the central server and comprising for each customer a customer name, a customer address, a payment method, a term of lease, a size of the self-storage compartment and a number of the self-storage compartments leased to that customer;
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- a software application downloaded to each customer's mobile device so that the customer has functional access to each electronic lock of the self-storage compartments leased to that customer, thereby enabling the customer to remotely lock and unlock the electronic lock and gain access to the self-storage compartment.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.