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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2022
Ember Technologies, Inc., Westlake Village, CA (US);
Clayton Alexander, Westlake Village, CA (US);
Daren John Leith, Agoura Hills, CA (US);
Mikko Juhani Timperi, San Marcos, CA (US);
Christopher Thomas Wakeham, Solana Beach, CA (US);
Rahul Mulinti, Westlake Village, CA (US);
Jacob William Emmert, Westchester, CA (US);
Paul Thomas Gurney, Irvine, CA (US);
Ember Technologies, Inc., Westlake Village, CA (US);
Abstract
A portable container has a payload chamber for holding goods and a lid operable to access the payload chamber. The portable container also has an electronic system with one or more power storage devices, circuitry that wirelessly communicates via a cell radio with a cloud-based data storage system or a remote electronic device, and an electronic display screen. The electronic system also has a button or a touch screen configured to be actuated by a user to a) automatically switch sender and recipient information on the electronic display screen to facilitate return of the portable container to the sender or b) automatically contact a parcel carrier to alert the parcel carrier that the portable container is ready for pickup.