Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Secured delivery locker
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Application No.: US15842527Application Date: 2017-12-14
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Publication No.: US10235651B2Publication Date: 2019-03-19
- Inventor: David C. Winkle , Robert C. Taylor , Todd D. Mattingly , Michael D. Atchley , Robert L. Cantrell , John J. O'Brien
- Applicant: Walmart Apollo, LLC
- Applicant Address: US AR Bentonville
- Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLC
- Current Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US AR Bentonville
- Agency: Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery
- Main IPC: G06F7/00
- IPC: G06F7/00 ; G06Q10/08 ; G07C9/00

Abstract:
Apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful for receiving and storing delivered items. In some embodiments, a secured delivery locker is described herein that can communicate with delivery vehicles and/or users. In several embodiments, an autonomous delivery vehicle can communicate with a secured delivery locker to authenticate itself. The secured delivery locker can then grant access to the delivery vehicle, such as by opening a door to an interior thereof, so that the delivery vehicle can deposit a package therein. The locker can then confirm receipt of the package and close the door. Thereafter, the locker and/or the delivery vehicle can update a system to indicate that the package was delivered.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180174099A1 SECURED DELIVERY LOCKER Public/Granted day:2018-06-21
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