Touchless Processing System of Packages for Delivery and/or Pickup through Wireless Integration on a Storage System and Method for the Same.

A Touchless System Process for Packages for Delivery and/or Pickup through Wireless Integration on a Storage System and Method for the Same comprising:

• Step 1:
• A delivery driver approaches a bank of lockers (the “storage device”) with an armload of packages, each including am RFID tag with a unique identifier.
• Step 2:
• A radio device built into the bank uses a long-range antenna to detect the approach of the packages. It checks those packages against packages that are expected to be received.
• Step 3:
• Assuming they match, the bank recognizes that a valid delivery is under way and automatically starts the process of receiving those packages into the lockers. If additional security is required, the delivery driver may also carry a personal tag that the system can recognize. If even further security is required, the delivery driver can be required to enter a PIN number or provide some other form of multi-factor authentication.
• Step 4:
• The driver presents a package to a short-range antenna positioned near a video screen giving instructions.
• Step 5:
• The bank recognizes the package presented and decides about which locker to open to receive the package. This decision could be based on already known information or it could be based on additional devices that can estimate the size of the package based on image sensors and/or 3D point cloud sensors.
• Step 6:
• The driver moves toward the open locker. Through a mid-range antenna. The bank may see the motion of the package and verify that it is on its way to be placed into a locker.
• Step 7:
• Once the package is placed in the locker and the door is closed, the bank verifies that it has been placed in the locker. This can be done through either a short-range antenna within the locker itself or through the mid-range antennas detecting that the package can no longer be seen (assuming the locker door blocks the signal) or detecting that it is no longer moving.
• Step 8:
• This process repeats for multiple packages. Alternatively, in the interest of efficiency, it may be desirable for the bank to open multiple lockers simultaneously and the driver chooses where to place each package. In this case the antennas will be used to determine which package went where (like the process for a single package described above).
• Step 9:
• The bank may be able to detect if the driver is having trouble with a package based on movement and interpretation of video data. In that case, it may offer assistance like providing a larger locker.
• Step 10:
• After the packages have been delivered, the bank sends a signal so that the intended recipients are notified and given an access method to pick up their packages.
• Step 11:
• After a recipient arrives and is authenticated (with records and images kept for chain of custody), the locker(s) with their package(s) is opened.
• Step 12:
• Through the same antennas used to detect where the package was placed, the bank detects when the recipient has removed their package and that the correct package was removed.