A secure container for storing a package, comprising: a lock for locking the container; a sensor for sensing that the secure container is unlocked; a transceiver for communicating with a telecommunications network; a controller configured, in response to the sensor sensing that the secure container is unlocked, to communicate, by means of the transceiver, an alert to a network device via the telecommunications network.
G08B 13/06 - Mechanical actuation by tampering with fastening
G08B 25/10 - Alarm systems in which the location of the alarm condition is signalled to a central station, e.g. fire or police telegraphic systems characterised by the transmission medium using wireless transmission systems
G07C 9/00 - Individual registration on entry or exit
A secure container for storing a package, comprising: a lock for locking the container; a sensor for sensing that the secure container is unlocked; a transceiver for communicating with a telecommunications network; a controller configured, in response to the sensor sensing that the secure container is unlocked, to communicate, by means of the transceiver, an alert to a network device via the telecommunications network.
E05G 1/10 - Safes or strong-rooms for valuables with alarm, signal, or indicator
G07C 9/00 - Individual registration on entry or exit
G08B 13/06 - Mechanical actuation by tampering with fastening
G08B 25/10 - Alarm systems in which the location of the alarm condition is signalled to a central station, e.g. fire or police telegraphic systems characterised by the transmission medium using wireless transmission systems
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SECURE CONTAINER FOR DELIVERY OR COLLECTION OF GOODS
There is provided a method of operating a secure apparatus server for the delivery of goods to or the collection of goods from secure apparatus. The method comprises receiving over a communications link from a retailer or a delivery organisation information indicative of a user who has ordered goods or wishes to return goods. The method further comprises transmitting over a communications link a local code to the retailer or a/the delivery organisation that can be provided locally to secure apparatus associated with the user to gain access to the apparatus for delivering the goods to the user or collecting the goods. The method further comprises transmitting over a communications link a remote code to the secure apparatus associated with the user, the remote code corresponding to the local code in a predetermined way such that the secure apparatus can compare the local code with the remote code and allow access to the apparatus for delivery or collection of the goods if the codes correspond in the predetermined way.
G07F 17/12 - Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articlesCoin-freed facilities or services for means for safe-keeping of property, left temporarily, e.g. by fastening the property comprising lockable containers, e.g. for accepting clothes to be cleaned
G07C 9/00 - Individual registration on entry or exit
G06Q 10/08 - Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distributionInventory or stock management
06 - Common metals and ores; objects made of metal
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
20 - Furniture and decorative products
37 - Construction and mining; installation and repair services
38 - Telecommunications services
39 - Transport, packaging, storage and travel services
45 - Legal and security services; personal services for individuals.
Goods & Services
Safes; metal safes; electronic safes; strongboxes of metal. Computer hardware and software for generating and processing security codes for the delivery and collection of goods; computer hardware and software for scanning and inputting security codes for the delivery and collection of goods; electronic pressure sensors; computer software for generating electronic time stamps. Lockers; electronic lockers. Installation, maintenance and repair of safes, metal safes, electronic safes, strongboxes of metal, lockers, electronic lockers. Telecommunications services, namely the transmission of electronic time stamp data and access code data between computer networks; provision of an online database enabling service customers, retailers and couriers to view delivery information. Delivery services; secure delivery services; distribution services for parcels and packages; storage services; cargo tracking services. Rental services for safes, metal safes, electronic safes, strongboxes of metal, lockers, electronic lockers.
