Apparatus and method for container interface operations

A method comprising:

• determining, by a controller of a container having a cover and a lock adjustable between a first locked state and a first unlocked state, that the cover is in a closed state and the lock is in the first locked state;
• enabling, by the controller, determination of geographic route information and communication with a device located outside of the container based on the determination that the cover is in the closed state and the lock is in the first locked state:
• receiving, by an input device at the container having the controller, data including one or both of transfer information and transportation information;
• determining, by the controller and based on the data, geographic route information associated with one or both of a first location and a destination location;
• and
• communicating, by the controller, with the device located outside of the container to initiate a display indicating the transfer information at the device in response to a detected condition indicating movement of the container from the first location to a second location;
• and
• after the container has been deployed from the first location:
• receiving, by the controller, carrier transfer information and particular transportation information via a rerouting signal;
• determining, by the controller, based on the rerouting signal, a particular geographic route from a carrier destination location to the destination location based on the carrier transfer information and the particular transportation information;
• and
• communicating, by the controller, the carrier transfer information to the device in response to a detected location of the container indicating a carrier initial location.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed, cause a processor to perform operations comprising:

• determining, by a controller of a container having a cover and a lock adjustable between a first locked state and a first unlocked state, that the cover is in a closed state and the lock is in the first locked state;
• enabling, by the controller, determination of geographic route information and communication with a device located outside of the container based on the determination that the cover is in the closed state and the lock is in the first locked state;
• receiving, by an input device at the container having the controller, data including one or both of transfer information and transportation information;
• determining, by the controller and based on the data, geographic route information associated with one or both of a first location and a destination location;
• and
• communicating, by the controller, with the device located outside of the container to initiate a display indicating the transfer information at the device in response to a detected condition indicating movement of the container from the first location to a second location;
• and
• after the container has been deployed from the first location:
• receiving, by the controller, carrier transfer information and particular transportation information via a rerouting signal;
• determining, by the controller, based on the rerouting signal, a particular geographic route from a carrier destination location to the destination location based on the carrier transfer information and the particular transportation information;
• and
• communicating, by the controller, the carrier transfer information to the device in response to a detected location of the container indicating a carrier initial location.