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US 2025/0024977 A1Published application
Systems and Methods to Enable Secure Exchange of Goods in Package Receptacles, and Remote Monitoring and Control of Package Receptacles and Its Surroundings
AssigneeDoorbox Corporation
InventorKumar Sundaresan
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Abstract
This invention involves a novel method, device, system, and apparatus to receive, return, or exchange goods and services at one's doorstep securely. The invention involves a novel security apparatus and a parcel receptacle connectable to any fixture, including to one or more parcel receptacles.
Claims21
A system for securely receiving, returning, or exchanging a parcel, comprising:
- a parcel receptacle comprising a containment portion to store the parcel and a lid for accessing the containment portion;
- and a security system comprising a locking system, a security notification unit, and a tethering means, the locking system comprising one or more locking mechanisms configured to releasably lock the lid, the security notification unit, in electronic communication with an electronic device of a receiver of the parcel, comprises:
- an input means to receive credentials for unlocking the lid, and one or more sensors to monitor one or more activities in the containment portion and around the parcel receptacle, the security notification unit is configured to send a notification to the electronic device of the receiver in the instance of a change in one or more activities detected by the one or more sensors, the tethering means to secure the parcel receptacle and trigger the security system in the instance of a security breach.
A system for securely receiving, returning, or exchanging a parcel, comprising:
- one or more parcel receptacles each comprising a containment portion to store the parcel and a lid for accessing the containment portion;
- and a security system comprising a locking system, a security notification unit, and a tethering means, the locking system comprising one or more locking mechanisms configured to releasably lock the lid, the security notification unit, in electronic communication with an electronic device of a receiver of the parcel, comprises an input means to receive credentials for unlocking the lid, and one or more sensors to monitor one or more activities in the containment portion and around the parcel receptacle, the security notification unit is configured to send a notification to the electronic device of the receiver in the instance of a change in one or more activities detected by the one or more sensors, the tethering means to secure the parcel receptacle and trigger the security system in the instance of a security breach.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.