Reusable, secure shipping package
AssigneeShip Assure
InventorJohn Hovig Dolmayan
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a shipping container that includes numerous multi-factor authentication (MFA) tie ins to provide added security to the container. In some embodiments, the shipping container is associated with a mobile user profiles within a mobile application. A retailer makes a sale, then, using a mobile application, associates the container with the destination address and the MFA details associated with the buyer's mobile application account. Once the container is loaded up, the container will not open again except for the buyer using the buyer's MFA authentication credentials.
Claims24
A shipping container comprising:
- a mechanized lock powered by a battery unit positioned inside the shipping container;
- a controller configured to activate the mechanized lock;
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- a wireless transceiver configured to communicate wireless signals to the controller, the wireless signals originating from an authentication application, wherein the authentication application pairs authentication data with a shipping container ID, the authentication application configured to receive authentication data from a user.
A system comprising:
- a plurality of shipping containers, each of the shipping containers including:
- an external housing that aligns with a respective external housing of other shipping containers of the plurality of shipping containers,
- a battery unit positioned in a standardized location inside each shipping container,
- a mechanized lock powered by the battery unit,
- a controller configured to activate the mechanized lock via authenticated transmission received from a respective mobile application associated with each respective shipping container via a shipping container ID;
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- an induction charger positioned in a shipping vehicle configured to simultaneously charge respective battery units the plurality of shipping containers while the plurality of shipping containers are stacked on top of one another.
A shipping container comprising:
- a mechanized lock powered by a battery unit positioned inside the shipping container;
- a controller configured to activate the mechanized lock;
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- an sensor mounted on an exterior of the shipping container and configured to authenticate the user while physically present with the shipping container, wherein data collected, from the user, is verified by the controller prior to actuating the mechanized lock, and wherein verification is based on authentication data set by a respective mobile application associated with the shipping container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.