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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2021
United States Postal Service, Washington, DC (US);
William Albert Tartal, Baltimore, MD (US);
Gabriel Michael Yessin, Arlington, VA (US);
Dominique Danielle Strothers, Front Royal, VA (US);
Joram Shenhar, Fairfax, VA (US);
Joel Locknauth Dewnandan, Bladensburg, MD (US);
Terry Martin Gingell, Spotsylvania, VA (US);
James Edmund Matthews, Bowie, MD (US);
United States Postal Service, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A process for verifying an item deposit via a smart drop box. The process includes an item receptacle, a processor in communication with the item receptacle, a scanning device, and a database. The item receptacle is configured to receive an item from a user, scan the item, and generate item information. The processor is configured to compare the item information generated with identified item information from the database. If the information generated matches the information from the database, the item is accepted. In some embodiments, the deposit verification includes a printed receipt and/or an electronic verification.