公开(公告)号：US20060010077A1

公开(公告)日：2006-01-12

申请号：US11224333

申请日：2005-09-12

申请人： Steve Dohrmann ,  Darren Yee ,  Peter Nee ,  James Dishman ,  Seshadri Sathyanarayan

发明人： Steve Dohrmann ,  Darren Yee ,  Peter Nee ,  James Dishman ,  Seshadri Sathyanarayan

IPC分类号： G06F17/60

CPC分类号： A47G29/141 ,  A47G2029/147 ,  G06Q20/367 ,  G06Q20/401

摘要： A secure pickup and delivery container includes a lockable door, a control unit, an access element, and an anchoring element, according to an embodiment. The control unit includes a processing element and a memory that can be programmed either on-site or remotely with access privilege information such as identity (e.g. of container, delivery person, etc.), location, date, time, frequency of access, and/or package-specific information. In an embodiment, access privilege information is programmed when an intended recipient of a delivery consummates a point of sale transaction, for example over the Internet or telephone. The access element can be a keypad, a biometric scanner, a card reader, a bar-code reader, and/or a wireless control element to read a programmable token such as a smart card. Delivery personnel can enter access request information into the access element, and if it favorably compares with the access privilege information, the control unit unlocks the door. Notification can be concurrently made via wireline or wireless communications to the intended recipient, who may be situated remote from the secure container. The recipient can optionally return a delivery acknowledgment to the delivery personnel. Details of the delivery transaction can also be recorded electronically on the delivery personnel's token, within the container, or at a remote location.

摘要翻译： 根据实施例，安全的拾取和传送容器包括可锁定门，控制单元，访问元件和锚定元件。 控制单元包括处理元件和存储器，其可以通过现场或远程地具有访问特权信息（例如容器，传送人等等），位置，日期，时间，访问频率以及 /或包特定信息。 在一个实施例中，当预期的发送接收者完成销售点交易时，例如通过因特网或电话，访问权限信息被编程。 访问元件可以是键盘，生物测定扫描器，读卡器，条形码读取器和/或无线控制元件，以读取诸如智能卡的可编程令牌。 交付人员可以将访问请求信息输入到访问单元中，并且如果与访问权限信息相比较，则控制单元解锁门。 通知可以通过有线或无线通信同时发送到可能远离安全容器的预期接收者。 接收者可以选择地将传送确认返回给传送人员。 交货交易的细节也可以电子方式记录在送货人员的令牌，集装箱内或远程位置。