US 12,277,528 B2
Enhanced multi-compartment logistics receptacle apparatus, systems, and methods for receiving and temporarily maintaining a delivery item and causing a backend server to initiate a dispatched logistics operation
Ole-Petter Skaaksrud, Germantown, TN (US)
Assigned to Federal Express Corporation, Memphis, TN (US)
Filed by FEDEX CORPORATE SERVICES, INC., Collierville, TN (US)
Filed on Jun. 22, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/212,751.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/434,492, filed on Dec. 22, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0211857 A1, Jun. 27, 2024
Int. Cl. G06Q 10/0836 (2023.01); A47G 29/12 (2006.01); A47G 29/14 (2006.01); A47G 29/20 (2006.01); G01P 13/00 (2006.01); G06F 1/3296 (2019.01); G06Q 10/0631 (2023.01); G06Q 10/08 (2024.01); G06Q 10/0833 (2023.01); G06Q 10/0834 (2023.01); G06Q 10/087 (2023.01); G06Q 10/20 (2023.01); G06Q 20/38 (2012.01); G06Q 20/40 (2012.01); G06Q 30/0202 (2023.01); G06Q 30/0251 (2023.01); G07C 9/00 (2020.01); G07C 9/20 (2020.01); G07C 9/22 (2020.01); G07C 9/27 (2020.01); G07C 9/38 (2020.01); G07F 17/12 (2006.01); H04L 41/069 (2022.01); H04L 41/0816 (2022.01); H04L 41/082 (2022.01); H04L 67/12 (2022.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.01); H04W 4/38 (2018.01); H04W 12/06 (2021.01); G05D 105/28 (2024.01); G06K 19/07 (2006.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01)
CPC G06Q 10/0836 (2013.01) [A47G 29/12095 (2017.08); A47G 29/1214 (2013.01); A47G 29/141 (2013.01); A47G 29/20 (2013.01); G01P 13/00 (2013.01); G06F 1/3296 (2013.01); G06Q 10/06315 (2013.01); G06Q 10/08 (2013.01); G06Q 10/0833 (2013.01); G06Q 10/08345 (2013.01); G06Q 10/087 (2013.01); G06Q 10/20 (2013.01); G06Q 20/382 (2013.01); G06Q 20/389 (2013.01); G06Q 20/401 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0202 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0267 (2013.01); G07C 9/00309 (2013.01); G07C 9/00571 (2013.01); G07C 9/00896 (2013.01); G07C 9/215 (2020.01); G07C 9/22 (2020.01); G07C 9/27 (2020.01); G07C 9/38 (2020.01); G07F 17/13 (2020.05); H04L 41/069 (2013.01); H04L 41/0816 (2013.01); H04L 41/082 (2013.01); H04L 67/12 (2013.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.02); H04W 4/38 (2018.02); H04W 12/06 (2013.01); A47G 2029/12105 (2017.08); A47G 2029/143 (2013.01); A47G 2029/145 (2013.01); A47G 2029/149 (2013.01); G05D 2105/285 (2024.01); G06K 19/0723 (2013.01); G07C 2009/0092 (2013.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.02)] 114 Claims
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1. An enhanced multi-compartment logistics receptacle system for receiving and temporarily maintaining a delivery item and causing a backend server to initiate a dispatched logistics operation, the system comprising:
a storage receptacle for receiving the delivery item, the storage receptacle comprising a plurality of monitored receptacle compartments;
a bridge node mounted to the storage receptacle, the bridge node being operative to communicate with the backend server over a first communication path, and further operative to communicate over a second communication path different than the first communication path;
a wireless accessory sensor node mounted to the storage receptacle, the wireless accessory sensor node having a plurality of sensors, the sensors being operative to monitor for a change in state of the storage receptacle, the sensors comprising
a first subset of the sensors being disposed relative to a first of the monitored receptacle compartments, and
a second subset of the sensors being disposed relative to a second of the monitored receptacle compartments;
wherein the wireless accessory sensor node being further operative to
detect the change in state of the storage receptacle based upon sensor data generated by at least one of the sensors in the first subset of sensors and in the second subset of sensors,
record timestamped information reflecting the detected change in state of the storage receptacle, and
broadcast an updated advertising signal having a data available flag set within the updated advertising signal, the data available flag indicating the wireless accessory sensor node has event information available for upload by the bridge node, the event information available for upload including at least the timestamped information reflecting the detected change in state of the storage receptacle;
wherein the bridge node being further operative to:
detect the data available flag set within the updated advertising signal,
retrieve the event information available for upload from the wireless accessory sensor node, and
transmit the retrieved event information to the backend server to cause the backend server to initiate the dispatched logistics operation related to the storage receptacle.