Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Systems and methods for actuating an electronic lock upon payment for delivery services
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Application No.: US17008008Application Date: 2020-08-31
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Publication No.: US10930104B2Publication Date: 2021-02-23
- Inventor: Tara L. Sauer , Christopher T. Scholl
- Applicant: Mastercard International Incorporated
- Applicant Address: US NY Purchase
- Assignee: Mastercard International Incorporated
- Current Assignee: Mastercard International Incorporated
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Purchase
- Agency: Hovey Williams LLP
- Main IPC: G07C9/33
- IPC: G07C9/33 ; G07C9/00 ; G06Q50/28

Abstract:
A system and computer-implemented method includes the operation of detecting, by a payment-on-delivery device, a carrier mobile computing device of a package carrier. The payment-on-delivery device establishes a communications link with the carrier mobile computing device. The payment-on-delivery device receives a carrier mobile device identifier from the carrier mobile computing device. In addition, the payment-on-delivery device presents an access code to the package carrier for actuating the electronic lock to unlock an access point to a delivery location. The payment-on-delivery device then obtains a location of the carrier mobile computing device from a location service associated with the carrier mobile computing device using the carrier mobile device identifier. Furthermore, the payment-on-delivery device transmits a “lock” command to the electronic lock for actuating the electronic lock to lock the access point based on the location of the carrier mobile computing device.
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