US 11,941,578 B2
Access authentication and/or item process management using identification codes
James Andrew Janis, Pittsburgh, PA (US); David Dwane Conklin, Washington, PA (US); and Robert Alan Young, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US)
Assigned to The Laundry Chute, LLC, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US)
Filed by The Laundry Chute LLC, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US)
Filed on Mar. 22, 2018, as Appl. No. 15/933,188.
Application 15/933,188 is a continuation of application No. 15/447,238, filed on Mar. 2, 2017, granted, now 9,984,356.
Application 15/447,238 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/597,813, filed on Jan. 15, 2015, granted, now 9,589,249.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/928,666, filed on Jan. 17, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2018/0315012 A1, Nov. 1, 2018
Int. Cl. G06Q 10/087 (2023.01); G06K 7/10 (2006.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01); H04W 12/062 (2021.01)
CPC G06Q 10/087 (2013.01) [G06K 7/10861 (2013.01); H04L 63/083 (2013.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.02); H04W 12/062 (2021.01)] 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for handling a portable container that holds one or more articles to be processed for a user comprising:
collecting the portable container including the one or more articles;
processing the articles;
preparing the portable container and articles to be returned to the user;
sending authentication information to the user, the authentication information related to at least one of either the user or the container, or both;
placing the portable container and the articles in a lock box;
locking the lock box;
receiving input information; and
when the input information corresponds to the authentication information, unlocking the lock box.