Connected logistics receptacle apparatus, systems, and methods with proactive unlocking functionality related to a dispatched logistics operation by a mobile logistics asset having an associated mobile transceiver

An improved connected logistics receptacle system with proactive unlocking functionality related to a dispatched logistics operation by a mobile logistics asset having an associated mobile transceiver, the system comprising:

• a storage receptacle for receiving a delivery item, the storage receptacle comprising
• a temporary storage area for temporarily maintaining the delivery item once the delivery item has been deposited within the storage receptacle,
• a selectively accessible retrieval door providing access to the delivery item within the temporary storage area of the storage receptacle, and
• a lock disposed on the storage receptacle and relative to the selectively accessible retrieval door, the lock being operative to change between two lock states in response to a lock control input, wherein a first of the lock states comprises a secure state that prevents the selectively accessible retrieval door from opening and providing access to within the temporary storage area, wherein a second of the lock states comprises an unlocked state that allows the selectively accessible retrieval door to open relative to the temporary storage area for selective access to within the temporary storage area,
• a bridge node mounted to the storage receptacle, the bridge node being operative to communicate with a backend server and the mobile transceiver associated with the mobile logistics asset;
• a wireless accessory sensor node having at least one sensor that monitors for a deposit of the delivery item relative to the storage receptacle, wherein the wireless accessory sensor node being further operative to (a) detect receipt of the delivery item relative to the storage receptacle based upon sensor data generated by the at least one sensor and (b) notify the bridge node of time-based event information available for upload related to the detected receipt of the delivery item;
• and
• wherein the bridge node being further operative to
• retrieve the time-based event information from the wireless accessory sensor node in response to the notification from the wireless accessory sensor node,
• transmit the time-based event information to the backend server to cause the backend server to initiate the dispatched logistics operation for the storage receptacle,
• receive status information from the mobile transceiver associated with the mobile logistics asset while the mobile logistics asset performs the dispatched logistics operation, the status information including an operating status related to the mobile logistics asset, and
• generate the lock control input to automatically change the lock from the secure state to the unlocked state based upon the status information received from the mobile transceiver while the mobile logistics asset performs the dispatched logistics operation.

An improved connected logistics receptacle system with proactive unlocking functionality related to a dispatched logistics operation by a mobile logistics asset having an associated mobile transceiver, the system comprising:

• a storage receptacle for receiving a delivery item, the storage receptacle comprising
• a temporary storage area for temporarily maintaining the delivery item once the delivery item has been deposited within the storage receptacle,
• a selectively accessible retrieval door providing access to the delivery item within the temporary storage area of the storage receptacle, and
• a lock disposed on the storage receptacle and relative to the selectively accessible retrieval door, the lock being operative to change between two lock states in response to a lock control input, wherein a first of the lock states comprises a secure state that prevents the selectively accessible retrieval door from opening and providing access to within the temporary storage area, wherein a second of the lock states comprises an unlocked state that allows the selectively accessible retrieval door to open relative to the temporary storage area for selective access to within the temporary storage area,
• a bridge node mounted to the storage receptacle, the bridge node being programmatically adapted and configured to be operative to:
• transmit time-based event information to the backend server to cause the backend server to initiate the dispatched logistics operation for the storage receptacle, the time-based event information reflecting detection of receipt of the delivery item relative to the storage receptacle,
• receive status information from the mobile transceiver associated with the mobile logistics asset while the mobile logistics asset performs the dispatched logistics operation, the status information including an operating status related to the mobile logistics asset, and
• generate the lock control input to automatically change the lock from the secure state to the unlocked state based upon the status information received from the mobile transceiver while the mobile logistics asset performs the dispatched logistics operation.