# US 2021/0279986 A1 · Locker port system for gps tracked portable securement devices > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2021/0279986 A1 - Document ID: US20210279986A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/208,489 - Filed: 2021-03-22 - Published: 2021-09-09 - Earliest claimed: 2020-03-05 - Inventors: Austin Igein - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210279986A1 ## CPC - G07C 9/00912: {for safes, strong-rooms, vaults or the like} - G06K 7/10386: {the interrogation device being of the portable or hand-handheld type, e.g. incorporated in ubiquitous hand-held devices such as PDA or mobile phone, or in the form of a portable dedicated RFID reader} - G06K 7/1417: {2D bar codes} - G07C 9/00309: {operated with bidirectional data transmission between data carrier and locks} - G07C 9/0069: {actuated in a predetermined sequence} - G07C 9/00944: {Details of construction or manufacture} - H04W 4/024: Guidance services - H04W 4/029: Location-based management or tracking services - H04W 4/80: Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication - H04W 12/08: Access security - H04W 12/50: Secure pairing of devices - H04W 12/63: Location-dependent; Proximity-dependent - G07C 2209/63: Comprising locating means for detecting the position of the data carrier, i.e. within the vehicle or within a certain distance from the vehicle - H04W 4/50: Service provisioning or reconfiguring - H04W 12/77: Graphical identity - Y04S 40/20: Information technology specific aspects, e.g. CAD, simulation, modelling, system security - G07C: TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE - G06K: GRAPHICAL DATA READING (image or video recognition or understanding G06V); PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - Y04S: SYSTEMS INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO POWER NETWORK OPERATION, COMMUNICATION OR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR IMPROVING THE ELECTRICAL POWER GENERATION, TRANSMISSION, DISTRIBUTION, MANAGEMENT OR USAGE, i.e. SMART GRIDS ## Abstract A locker bank and kiosk system that provide storage for multi-featured portable locker boxes, wherein each portable locker box includes a global position system receiver for location monitoring as well as other features. Using an app that is running on a mobile device or the kiosk, the user can identify an available or vacant locker, reserve the locker, open the locker and retrieve the portable locker box and store other items within the locker in the locker bank. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A system to provide securement of valuables in public locations, the system comprising: a locker bank of one or more lockers, the locker bank comprising: a communications/controller subsystem; and a solar based battery charging system; and each locker of the one or more lockers comprising: a display; a locker communications/control subsystem that is communicatively coupled to the locker bank communications/control system; a door; a lock; and an access handle; a kiosk comprising: a display screen; an input device; a kiosk communications/control subsystem that is communicatively coupled to the locker bank communications control system, the kiosk being configured to: provide a user interface for a user to register with the system; identify a PIN code for the user; enable the user to select a particular locker from the locker bank; and program the locker bank communications/control system to recognize the PIN code to gain access to the particular locker. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein one or more of the one or more locker includes a portable locker box within an interior of the locker, each portable locker box comprising: a container defining at least one interior compartment and an access panel that can transition between a closed state thereby preventing access to the interior compartment and an open state thereby granting access to the interior compartment; a controller mounted within the interior of the container and comprising a processing unit, memory and an interface component communicatively coupled to each other; a global positioning system (“GPS”) receiver mounted within the interior of the container and communicatively coupled to the controller, wherein the GPS receiver can provide a current location of the apparatus to the controller; a display mounted on the exterior of the container and communicatively coupled to the controller; a user interface mounted on the exterior of the container and communicatively coupled to the controller, the user interface configured to receive a PIN and control input from a user; a lock motor, communicatively coupled to the controller and configured to actuate a locking mechanism to a first state to secure the access panel in a closed position and to a second state to allow the access panel to be opened; a charging port for charging a mobile device; and a communication module associated with the container and communicatively coupled to the controller, the communication module including a wireless transceiver for communicating the current status of a locking mechanism and the current location to external devices. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The system of claim 2, wherein the communication module includes a BLUETOOTH module, wherein the portable locker box can be BLUETOOTH paired with a mobile device. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The system of claim 2, further comprising an insignia on an external surface of each portable locker box, wherein the insignia can be scanned by a mobile device to facilitate BLUETOOTH pairing with the mobile device. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The system of claim 4, further comprising an insignia on an external surface of the locker door, wherein the insignia can be scanned by a mobile device to facilitate opening the locker door and facilitate BLUETOOTH pairing of the portable locker box within the locker with the mobile device. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, further comprising an insignia on an external surface of the locker door, wherein the insignia can be scanned by a mobile device to facilitate opening the locker door. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The system of claim 6, wherein the insignia is a QR code. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The system of claim 6, wherein the controller is operative to determine that the portable locker box has been removed from the locker. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the locker box communications/controller subsystem is operative to determine that the portable locker box has been removed from the locker and, wherein the locker bank communications/controller subsystem can provide a status update to the kiosk communications/controller subsystem. ### Claim 10 (depends on 2) The system of claim 2, wherein the locker bank communications/controller subsystem can detect when the portable locker box is returned to the locker and is unpaired from the mobile device of the user and, wherein the locker bank communications/controller subsystem can provide a status update to the kiosk communications/controller subsystem.