Systems and methods for control of electronic parcel lockers
AssigneeUnited States Postal Service
InventorsDonald Eugene Irwin, Gabriel Michael Yessin, Joram Shenhar, Joel Locknauth Dewnandan, Michael LeRoy Spears, William Albert Tartal
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Abstract
Systems, devices and methods for storage, delivery, receipt, and/or other handling of an item in an electronically controllable storage receptacle are disclosed. The disclosure provides features for keyless access to the storage receptacle by use of user access information, such as a PIN or bar code. Further, features are disclosed for receiving and/or transmitting data related to the recipient and the item to facilitate the various handling actions of the item.
Claims12
A system for storage of an item, the system comprising:
- a storage unit comprising:
- an integrally formed base, the base configured to secure the storage unit to a placement location and to elevate the storage unit from the surrounding ground level;
- a cabinet connected to the base;
- a rotatable frame positioned within the cabinet and configured to rotate at least one hundred and eighty degrees with respect to the cabinet;
- a plurality of storage receptacles connected to the rotatable frame;
- and
- a control unit and an agent access portal each affixed to the rotatable frame,
- wherein each of the plurality of storage receptacles is in electronic communication with the agent access portal.
A system for storage of an item, the system comprising:
- a cabinet having an opening;
- a rotatable frame located within the cabinet, the frame moveable with respect to the cabinet between a first position and a second position;
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- a plurality of storage receptacles attached to the rotatable frame, each of the receptacles having:
- a front side,
- a rear side positioned opposite the front side,
- an interior configured to contain an item, and
- an agent access portal located on the rear side of the receptacle and;
- a door connected to the plurality of storage receptacles, such that opening the door permits access to the agent access portals of the storage receptacles,
- wherein when the frame is in the second position, the agent access portal to each of the plurality of storage receptacles is accessible through the opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.