United States Postal Service

Christopher James Karpenko

Jordan Diatlo

William G Ackerman

Anthony Cramer Jones

Dominik Heinrich

Christiane Braun-Rubino

Daniel Karlsson

Daniel Bersak

A receptacle device which detects when mail has been delivered to the receptacle using a pressure sensor, IR beam, and/or a magnetic sensor. The receptacle device is connected to a wireless or wired network and is configured to communicate with a smart home system at the delivery point. The receptacle detects mail delivery and communicates this information via a network bridge to the smart home device of the recipient. The network bridge also gathers information from an informed delivery system which includes information regarding and images of mailpieces being delivered for a given day. The network bridge sends images of mailpieces which were delivered and additional mailpiece information to the recipient on the smart home system. For parcel, the network bridge can receive information regarding parcels to be delivered and can provide delivery estimates and visual tracking on a map.

Systems and methods for item delivery to a smart item receptacle

Growing community of inventors

Rochester, NY, United States of America

Christopher James Karpenko