# US 12,215,534 B1 · Smart table with built-in lockers

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- Number: US 12,215,534 B1
- Document ID: US12215534B1
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B1
- Application number: 18/106,337
- Filed: 2023-02-06
- Granted: 2025-02-04
- Earliest claimed: 2020-10-26
- Assignees: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
- Applicants: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
- Inventors: Kourtney Eidam; Darren M. Goetz; Dennis E. Montenegro
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12215534B1

## CPC

- E05G 1/005: {Portable strong boxes, e.g. which may be fixed to a wall or the like (E05G1/08, E05G1/14 take precedence; devices to prevent theft or loss of bags, trunks, baskets, or the like A45C13/18; coin boxes for coin freed apparatus G07F9/06)}
- G06F 1/181: {Enclosures (for portable computers G06F1/1613)}
- E05G 1/08: secured individually
- G01G 19/52: Weighing apparatus combined with other objects, e.g. furniture (with walking sticks A45B3/08)
- G06Q 30/02: Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
- G06Q 30/04: Billing or invoicing
- G06V 20/52: Surveillance or monitoring of activities, e.g. for recognising suspicious objects (recognising microscopic objects G06V20/69)
- G07C 9/00912: {for safes, strong-rooms, vaults or the like}
- G07C 9/22: in combination with an identity check of the pass holder
- G07C 9/27: with central registration
- G07C 2209/08: With time considerations, e.g. temporary activation, valid time window or time limitations
- E05G: SAFES OR STRONG-ROOMS FOR VALUABLES; BANK PROTECTION DEVICES; SAFETY TRANSACTION PARTITIONS ({devices to prevent theft of bags, trunks or baskets A45C13/18;} alarm arrangements per se G08B)
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)
- G01G: WEIGHING (sorting by weighing B07C5/16)
- G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- G06V: IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING
- G07C: TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE

## Abstract

Systems and apparatuses for safety deposit box access using a smart table and a locker are described herein. A safety deposit box access system includes a smart table and a locker. The smart table includes a processing circuit configured to receive a request from a customer user device associated with a customer to access a safety deposit box that is stored in the locker. The processing circuit is further configured to verify that the customer is authorized to access the safety deposit box stored in the locker. The processing circuit is further configured to actuate a lock of the locker to an unlocked position based on the customer being authorized to access the safety deposit box via the locker.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A system associated with a provider, the system comprising:
a locker configured to receive contents, the locker comprising a lock that is selectively actuatable between a locked position and an unlocked position; and
a smart table communicably coupled to the locker and comprising a network interface and a processing circuit, the network interface configured to facilitate data communication with a plurality of user devices via a network, the processing circuit comprising a processor and a memory, the processing circuit configured to:
receive a request from a customer user device associated with a customer to access a safety deposit box configured to be stored in the locker;
verify that the customer is authorized to access the safety deposit box via the locker;
actuate the lock of the locker to the unlocked position based on the customer being authorized to access the safety deposit box via the locker; and
prompt the customer to weigh the safety deposit box using the smart table prior to opening the safety deposit box and prior to returning the safety deposit box to the locker and causing a locker door to lock.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the locker further comprises a weight sensor and a camera.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The system of claim 2, wherein the weight sensor is configured to automatically weigh the safety deposit box prior to the locker door of the locker opening for customer access and after the safety deposit box is returned to the locker.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The system of claim 3, wherein the processing circuit is further configured to:
determine an item was deposited into or removed from the safety deposit box based on the weight sensor automatically weighing the safety deposit box prior to the locker door opening and after the safety deposit box is returned to the locker;
identify a new default weight of the safety deposit box; and
transmit a notification to a user device associated with the customer, the notification indicating the new default weight of the safety deposit box.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, further comprising:
a plurality of lockers, wherein the smart table is communicably coupled with the plurality of lockers; and
a plurality of weight sensors, each weight sensor of the plurality of weight sensors disposed in a corresponding locker of the plurality of lockers;
wherein the processing circuit is configured to identify at least one of the plurality of lockers is available for storing the safety deposit box based on a weight measured by the weight sensor disposed in the at least one of the plurality of lockers.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, comprising a plurality of lockers, wherein the smart table is communicably coupled with the plurality of lockers, wherein the processing circuit is configured to designate at least one of the plurality of lockers as a designated locker based on a size of the safety deposit box and a size of the designated locker.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the processing circuit is further configured to:
notify an employee user device when the customer user device is determined to be within a predefined distance of a provider location associated with the request.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the processing circuit is configured to authenticate the customer based on at least one of a biometric screen, presenting a payment card and entering a corresponding PIN, or by scanning a key to the safety deposit box.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the processing circuit is further configured to:
monitor a location of the safety deposit box based on location data received from a location tracking mechanism of the safety deposit box.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the locker comprises a compartment that requires a tiered level of authorization to access.

### Claim 11

A system comprising:
a plurality of lockers configured to receive contents, each locker of the plurality of lockers comprising a lock that is selectively actuatable between a locked position and an unlocked position; and
a smart table communicably coupled to the plurality of lockers and comprising a network interface and a processing circuit, the network interface configured to facilitate data communication with a plurality of user devices via a network, the processing circuit comprising a processor and a memory, the processing circuit configured to:
receive a request from a customer user device associated with a customer, the request including an indication of an item for deposit into a vault;
authenticate the customer;
identify a locker from the plurality of lockers for the customer to temporarily store the item for deposit into the vault based on the request;
actuate the lock of the locker to the unlocked position based on the customer being authenticated; and
prompt the customer to weigh a safety deposit box using the smart table prior to opening the safety deposit box and prior to returning the safety deposit box to the locker and causing a locker door to lock.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The system of claim 11, wherein the locker further comprises a camera.

### Claim 13 (depends on 11)

The system of claim 11, wherein the indication of the item for deposit includes a size of the item for deposit, wherein the processing circuit is further configured to:
assign the locker to the customer based on at least one of an availability of the locker and the size of the item for deposit.

### Claim 14 (depends on 11)

The system of claim 11, wherein the processing circuit is further configured to:
print a scannable key configured to be used by the customer to access the locker.

### Claim 15

A smart table comprising:
a touchscreen;
a network interface configured to facilitate data communication with a plurality of user devices via a network;
a plurality of lockers, each locker of the plurality of lockers configured to receive contents, each locker of the plurality of lockers comprising a lock that is selectively actuatable between a locked position and an unlocked position; and
a processing circuit comprising a processor and a memory, the processing circuit configured to:
receive a request from a customer user device associated with a customer to access a safety deposit box that is stored in a first locker of the plurality of lockers;
verify that the customer is authorized to access the safety deposit box stored in the first locker;
actuate the lock of the first locker to the unlocked position to provide the customer access to the first locker based on the customer being authorized to access the safety deposit box in the first locker; and
prompt the customer to weigh the safety deposit box using the smart table prior to opening the safety deposit box and prior to returning the safety deposit box to the first locker and causing a locker door to lock.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The smart table of claim 15, wherein each locker of the plurality of lockers further comprises a location tracking mechanism and the processing circuit is further configured to determine a location of each locker of the plurality of lockers.

### Claim 17 (depends on 15)

The smart table of claim 15, wherein each locker of the plurality of lockers further comprises a weight sensor and a camera.

### Claim 18 (depends on 15)

The smart table of claim 15, wherein at least one locker of the plurality of lockers further comprises a sub-compartment that requires a tiered level of authorization to access.

### Claim 19 (depends on 15)

The smart table of claim 15, wherein at least one locker of the plurality of lockers is configured to be selectively removed from the smart table and replaced within the smart table.