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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2021
Schlage Lock Company Llc, Carmel, IN (US);
Joseph W. Baumgarte, Carmel, IN (US);
Robert Prostko, Carmel, IN (US);
Brian C. Eickhoff, Danville, IN (US);
Rockwood T. Roberts, III, Carmel, IN (US);
Robert Martens, Carmel, IN (US);
Scott Baxter, Carmel, IN (US);
Roger Barrett, Zionsville, IN (US);
Schlage Lock Company LLC, Carmel, IN (US);
Abstract
A method includes transmitting, by a handler device associated with a package handler, a message to an access control system requesting access to a secure container secured by an electronic lock mechanism; determining, by the access control system, whether the package handler is authorized to access the secure container based on the received message; transmitting, by the access control system, an unlock command to the secure container in response to a determination that the package handler is authorized to access the secure container; and unlocking the electronic lock mechanism of the secure container in response to successful authentication of the unlock command.