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- Patent Title: Systems and methods to distribute and authenticate product delivery lockers
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Application No.: US16058862Application Date: 2018-08-08
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Publication No.: US10296866B2Publication Date: 2019-05-21
- Inventor: Donald R. High , Bruce W. Wilkinson , Todd D. Mattingly , Brian G. McHale
- 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 LLP
- Main IPC: G06Q10/08
- IPC: G06Q10/08 ; G05B19/00 ; B65D88/74 ; B65D90/00 ; G07C9/00 ; B65D90/48 ; B65D88/12

Abstract:
In some embodiments, systems, apparatuses and methods are provided to support the delivery of products. Some embodiments provide a retail delivery locker system comprising: multiple delivery lockers comprising: a housing enclosing an interior product cavity; a door enabling access to the product cavity; first and second docking couplers each configured to securely dock with a docking station and a docking coupler of another locker; and a communication link between the first and second docking couplers; and multiple docking stations each comprising: a locker coupler configured to secure a locker with the docking station; a station control circuit that obtains a first locker identifier from a first locker, confirms the first locker is scheduled to dock with a docking station, and authorize the locking of the docking station with the first docking coupler; and a transceiver enabling the station control circuit to communicate with a remote central control system.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180349843A1 SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO DISTRIBUTE AND AUTHENTICATE PRODUCT DELIVERY LOCKERS Public/Granted day:2018-12-06
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