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US 9,154,486 B1Granted
Securing luggage
AssigneeMicroStrategy Incorporated
InventorsMichael J. Saylor, Konstantin Angelov
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Abstract
A lockable piece of luggage that may be unlocked with user credentials from a client device is disclosed.
Claims20
A piece of luggage comprising:
- an enclosure;
- an input device arranged at the enclosure, the input device configured to receive a representation for a credential from a client device;
- a processing system housed within the enclosure, the processing system being configured to communicate over a network, the processing system being configured to:
- receive the representation for the credential from the input device;
- transmit a validation request to a server over the network, the validation request including data derived from the representation for the credential;
- receive a validation response from the server over the network indicating that the credential is valid, and
- upon receipt of the validation response, output an unlock signal;
- a locking assembly arranged within the enclosure, the locking assembly comprising an actuator coupled to a locking device, the actuator being in communication with the processing system, and the locking device being configured to secure the enclosure;
- wherein the actuator is configured to cause the locking device to unlock the enclosure upon receiving the unlock signal from the processing system.
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A computer-implemented method comprising:
- receiving, at a processing system housed within a piece of luggage, a representation for a credential from a client device, wherein the processing system is configured to communicate over a network independent of communication with the client device;
- transmitting, from the processing system and over the network, a validation request to a server, the validation request including data derived from the representation for the credential;
- receiving, at the processing system and over the network, a validation response from the server indicating that the credential is valid, and
- in response to receiving the validation response, outputting an unlock signal, wherein the unlock signal causes an actuator to unlock a locking device coupled to the luggage.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.