US 12,014,381 B2
Reusable, secure shipping package
John Hovig Dolmayan, Las Vegas, NV (US)
Assigned to Ship Assure, Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed by Ship Assure, Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed on Mar. 23, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/189,080.
Application 18/189,080 is a continuation of application No. 16/994,459, filed on Aug. 14, 2020, granted, now 11,631,088.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/945,409, filed on Dec. 9, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0237509 A1, Jul. 27, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. E05B 47/00 (2006.01); B65D 88/00 (2006.01); B65D 88/02 (2006.01); G06F 21/32 (2013.01); G06K 7/14 (2006.01); G06Q 10/083 (2023.01); G06Q 30/018 (2023.01); G07C 9/00 (2020.01); H02J 7/02 (2016.01); H02J 50/10 (2016.01); G06Q 50/26 (2012.01)
CPC G06Q 30/0185 (2013.01) [B65D 88/005 (2013.01); B65D 88/022 (2013.01); E05B 47/00 (2013.01); G06F 21/32 (2013.01); G06K 7/1413 (2013.01); G06K 7/1417 (2013.01); G06Q 10/0838 (2013.01); G07C 9/00563 (2013.01); G07C 9/00896 (2013.01); H02J 7/02 (2013.01); H02J 50/10 (2016.02); E05B 2047/0058 (2013.01); E05B 2047/0061 (2013.01); G06Q 50/265 (2013.01); G07C 2009/0092 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of configuring a shipping container, comprising:
initializing the shipping container via a scan of a shipping container ID using a sender mobile application,
wherein the shipping container comprises a lock associated with the shipping container, and
the shipping container comprises a wireless transceiver configured to cause activation or deactivation of the lock and communicate with an authentication application configured to receive authentication data from a user;
entering, via the sender mobile application, delivery instructions that associate the shipping container with a receiver mobile application;
sealing the shipping container via the lock by issued command from the sender mobile application;
unlocking the shipping container via the lock by issued command from the receiver mobile application, the receiver mobile application having received the authentication data from the user;
unlocking the shipping container via the lock by issued command from an inspector application, the inspector application associated with an override application; and
generating an unlock record associated with the inspector application, wherein the unlock record is accessible via the sender mobile application and the receiver mobile application.