Apparatus for receiving mail and parcels and respective operating method
OwnerDaniele Aresuinventor
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Abstract
A method of operating an apparatus for receiving one or more mail items is described. The method includes activating the communication between a user interface device and a remote device; generating, by an electronic control unit, at least one random alphanumeric code; sending, via a network interface device, the random alphanumeric code to the remote device; sending, by the remote device and via the network interface device, an unlock signal based on the random alphanumeric code to the electronic control unit. An unlock signal is processed by the electronic control unit to unlock the movable closure element and allow one or more mail items to be introduced in or withdrawn from the internal cavity.
Claims10
A method of operating an apparatus (10) for receiving one or more mail items, wherein the apparatus (10) comprises:
- a body (12) provided with an internal cavity arranged to contain at least one said mail item;
- at least one movable closure element (14), arranged to allow or prevent access to said internal cavity;
- at least one user interface device (16), configured for allowing the input and output of audio and video signals;
- at least one network interface device (18), configured for putting said user interface device (16) in communication with at least one remote device (20);
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- at least one electronic control unit (22), configured for controlling and managing said user interface device (16), said network interface device (18) and said movable closure element (14),
- the method comprising the steps of:
- activating the communication between said user interface device (16) and said remote device (20);
- generating, by said electronic control unit (22), at least one random alphanumeric code;
- sending, via said network interface device (18), the random alphanumeric code to said remote device (20);
- sending, by said remote device (20) and via said network interface device (18), an unlock signal based on said random alphanumeric code to said electronic control unit (22), said unlock signal being processed by said electronic control unit (22) to unlock said movable closure element (14) and to allow said mail item to be introduced in or withdrawn from the internal cavity of said body (12).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.