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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2018
Skeleton Key Systems, Llc, Northfield, NJ (US);
Michael Burns, Margate, NJ (US);
Adam Phillip Treiser, Washington, DC (US);
Adam Green, Margate, NJ (US);
Eric Goldberg, Linwood, NJ (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a system, method, and apparatus for managing a packaging article secured via a locking unit alterable between a locked state and an unlocked state. An indication that a user desires to handle the article may be received and an authorization of the user to handle the article may be performed. An actuator may cause the locking unit to alter from the locked state to the unlocked state, for example, based on the user being authorized to handle the article. Based on the user desiring to purchase the article, inventory information of the article may be updated by decreasing the number of articles in inventory by the article purchased. An account of the user may be charged a cost of the article. An indication may be provided to the user that the article has been purchased.