US 11,869,291 B2
Smart locker with assistance for visually impaired users
Ross Dallimore, West End, NC (US); Richard Medlin, Pinehurst, NC (US); Eric Frank, Aberdeen, NC (US); Ben Misegades, Pinehurst, NC (US); Dominic Atibil, Mooresville, NC (US); Victor Graham, Carthage, NC (US); Tim Dobson, Southern Pines, NC (US); and Josh Edwards, Garner, NC (US)
Assigned to Meridian Zero Degrees LLC, Aberdeen, NC (US)
Filed by Meridian Zero Degrees LLC, Aberdeen, NC (US)
Filed on May 31, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/828,454.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/195,197, filed on Jun. 1, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0383681 A1, Dec. 1, 2022
Int. Cl. G07C 9/00 (2020.01); G09B 21/00 (2006.01)
CPC G07C 9/00912 (2013.01) [G07C 9/00571 (2013.01); G09B 21/003 (2013.01); G09B 21/006 (2013.01); G09B 21/007 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A smart locker system that assists a visually impaired user with locating a specified locker in a plurality of lockers, the smart locker system comprising:
a plurality of lockers having an electronic locking mechanism controlled by a lock control system, each locker having a beacon for emitting a signal for use by a visually impaired user to locate the specified locker.