Maileybox system and method

A system for providing a smart, Internet-connected mailbox, the system having a smart mailbox device, a web server, and a mobile device configured to communicatively interconnect over the Internet, the smart mailbox device comprising:

• a mailbox enclosure having a lockable mail and package lockbox electrically coupled to a mailbox processor device;
• a keypad device electrically coupled to the mailbox processor device;
• a video camera electrically coupled to the mailbox processor device;
• a display device electrically coupled to the mailbox processor device;
• a wireless data network transceiver for configured to communicatively interconnect the mailbox device to the Internet;
• a mailbox processor device for controlling the smart mailbox device, the mailbox processor device comprises:
• a memory having instructions stored thereon;
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• a processor configured to execute the instructions on the memory to cause the mailbox processor device to:
• detect an individual about the smart mailbox device in images captured by the video camera;
• prompt the individual on the display device to enter an access code using the keypad device;
• authenticate the individual using the access code;
• when the access code is authenticated by the mailbox processor device, unlock the lockable mail and package lockbox;
• accept an item from the individual into the lockable mail and package lockbox;
• relock the lockable mail and package lockbox by the mailbox processor device;
• transmit an item arrival message to the mobile device via the web server over the internet.