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US 5,774,053 AGranted
Storage device for the delivery and pickup of goods
OwnerDavid Porterinventor
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Abstract
A storage device (10) that secures goods from theft and exposure to the elements and that provides a notification that goods have been delivered and/or picked up is disclosed. The storage device (10) includes an enclosure (14) for enclosing the goods and a communication apparatus (16) for providing notification that goods have been delivered or picked up.
Claims18
A storage device for the delivery and pick-up of goods, the storage device comprising:
- an enclosure for enclosing the goods, the enclosure including a door, a lock for locking the door, and a lock operator for unlocking the lock, the lock operator including a keypad for permitting entry of an alphanumeric key code;
- and
- a communication apparatus operably coupled with the enclosure for controlling entry to the enclosure and for providing a notification that goods have been delivered to or picked-up from the enclosure, the communication apparatus including a controller coupled with the keypad, the controller including
- memory for storing a plurality of vendor codes each associated with a separate vendor,
- comparing means for comparing the key code to the vendor codes to determine if the key code matches one of the vendor codes, and
- activating means for activating the lock operator for unlocking the lock if the key code matches one of the vendor codes.
3 more elements
A storage and delivery system for the delivery and pick-up of goods, the system comprising:
- a storage device including
- an enclosure for enclosing the goods, the enclosure including a door, a lock for locking the door, and a lock operator for unlocking the lock, the lock operator including a keypad for permitting entry of an alphanumeric key code, and
- a communication apparatus operably coupled with the enclosure for controlling entry to the enclosure and for transmitting a notification message indicating that the goods have been delivered to or picked-up from the enclosure;
- and
- a remote communication apparatus positioned remote from the storage device for receiving the notification message for notifying a person that the goods have been delivered to the storage device or picked-up from the storage device;
- the communication apparatus including a controller coupled with the keypad, the controller including
- memory for storing a plurality of vendor codes each associated with a separate vendor,
- comparing means for comparing the key code to the vendor codes to determine if the key code matches one of the vendor codes, and
- activating means for activating the lock operator for unlocking the lock if the key code matches one of the vendor codes.
6 more elements
A storage device for the delivery and pick-up of goods, the storage device comprising:
- an enclosure for enclosing the goods, the enclosure including a door, a lock for locking the door, and a lock operator for unlocking the lock, the lock operator including an input device for permitting entry of a code;
- and
- a communication apparatus operably coupled with the enclosure for controlling entry to the enclosure, the communication apparatus including a controller coupled with the input device, the controller including
- means for accessing memory having stored therein a plurality of vendor codes each associated with a separate vendor,
- comparing means for comparing the code to the vendor codes to determine if the code matches one of the vendor codes, and
- activating means for activating the lock operator for unlocking the lock if the code matches one of the vendor codes.
3 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.