Smart locker system
AssigneeSignifi Solutions Inc.
InventorsJohn Paul SCHMIDER, Kieran MAGUIRE, Eloisa VERA, Yong Suk JIN, Shamira JAFFER
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Abstract
A smart locker system includes an enclosure unit and a cassette unit. The smart locker is extendable by adding additional enclosure units and the cassette units. The cassette unit includes storage bins and a control bin. The cassette unit contains different size of storage bins and a control bin. The smart locker system further includes a touch screen and authentication devices. The smart locker system can arrange the storage bins and the control bins to maintain the height of the smart locker system.
Claims19
A locker system comprising:
- at least one enclosure unit including at least one top wall, at least one back wall, at least one bottom wall and at least one side wall;
- at least one cassette unit coupled with the at least one enclosure unit making interchangeable and extendable configuration of at least one bay module;
- at least one storage bin and at least one control bin included in the at least one cassette unit, the at least one storage bin and the at least one control bin therein containing an individual lock device;
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- a computing unit including at least one processor, the computing unit associated with the at least one control bin to control the locker system and connect to an outside network.
A method for operating a locker system, the method comprising:
- accepting information from a user to store or pick up an item using user interface devices;
- identifying a user and an item to process operations using computing unit;
- opening a front door to store or deliver an item with releasing a latch;
- identifying a status of storing or delivering an item using sensors or cameras;
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- storing information of storing or delivering an item on database using computing unit.
A method for managing cassette unit arrangement of a locker system, the method comprising:
- capturing an image of at least one cassette unit of a locker system using a mobile device, the cassette unit having at least one storage bin or at least one control bin arranged in the at least one cassette unit;
- uploading the image through an application of the mobile device to a remote control server;
- recognizing features in the image at the remote control server to determine an arrangement of the cassette unit;
- updating arrangement information associated with the locker system on a database at the remote control server to reflect the arrangement;
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- updating information of a user interface of the locker system to reflect the updated database.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.