Method and system for controlling a storage room

A system comprising:

• at least one electronic lock for locking at least one door to a storage room, the storage room being a part of a building and located within the building;
• a lock interface that is communicatively coupled to the at least one electronic lock, the lock interface having at least one processor that implements one or more machine instructions stored on at least one non-transitory computer-readable media;
• wherein the one or more machine instructions, when implemented, cause the processor of the lock interface to implement a method including at least
• receiving, at the lock interface from a terminal, signals that carry at least a user-request to open the at least one electronic lock, the user-request including at least a user identity and a code;
• and
• verifying, by the lock interface, the user-request by authenticating the user identity and the code received from the terminal, wherein the request is approved if the user identity and the code are successfully authenticated;
• and
• in response to the user-request being approved, sending a signal, from the lock interface to the at least one electronic lock, the signal from the lock interface causing the at least one electronic lock to automatically open, allowing access to the storage room;
• the system further including a kiosk, the kiosk including
• a processor and
• a memory storing one or more instructions which, when implemented,
• cause the processor of the kiosk, in response to a delivery-request from a delivery service, to unlock the door of the storage room for a package having a size, and
• cause the at least one door to the storage room to unlock without determining an availability of storage space based on the size of the package and regardless of whether a storage area associated with the door is, at the time of receiving the user-request, empty or occupied by at least one package intended for another recipient.

A system comprising:

• at least one electronic lock for locking a door of a storage room that is stationary and part of a building and located within the building, the storage room having different storage spaces for at least three categories of a size of a package;
• and
• a lock interface that is communicatively coupled to the at least one electronic lock, the lock interface having at least one processor that implements one or more machine instructions stored on at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium;
• and
• wherein the one or more machine instructions, when implemented, cause the processor of the lock interface to implement a method including at least
• receiving, at the lock interface, a first signal associated with a delivery, requesting access by unlocking the door;
• in response, sending from the lock interface to the at least one electronic lock, a second signal including at least a request to open the door;
• opening the electronic lock, based on the request, and
• allowing the access through the door,
• regardless of whether a storage area associated with the door is, at the time of receiving the first signal, empty or occupied by at least one package intended for another recipient and regardless of whether the package is small, medium, or oversized, and
• without determining an availability of storage space based on the size of the package.

A system comprising:

• at least one electronic lock for locking a door of a storage room that is stationary and part of a building, the storage room being large enough to accommodate packages that are small, medium, and oversized;
• a lock interface that is communicatively coupled to the at least one electronic lock,
• the at least one electronic lock including a lock circuit that includes at least a signal input port that is communicatively connected to at least one signal output port of the lock interface;
• the lock interface having at least one processor that implements one or more machine instructions stored on at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium;
• wherein the one or more machine instructions, when implemented, cause the processor of the lock interface to implement a method including at least
• receiving from a terminal, at the lock interface, a first signal, the first signal being associated with a delivery, and a request requesting access by unlocking the door;
• verifying the request by authenticating a user identity and a code received from the user;
• the verifying of the request further including at least comparing the user identity and the code received from the user with stored data;
• approving the request, by the lock interface, when the user identity and the code received from the user match the stored data;
• rejecting the request, when at least one of the user identity and the code received does not match the stored data;
• in response to the code being successfully authenticated,
• sending from the lock interface to the at least one electronic lock, a second signal, the second signal including at least a request to unlock the door, the second signal causing the at least one electronic lock to automatically unlock,
• wherein, in response to the receiving of signals from the lock interface, the electronic circuit causes an electric current to flow through the at least one electronic lock;
• opening the electronic lock, based on the request;
• and
• allowing the access through the door, regardless of whether a storage area associated with the door is in use and regardless of whether the package is small, medium, or oversized.