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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2023
Fedex Corporate Services, Inc., Collierville, TN (US);
Ole-Petter Skaaksrud, Germantown, TN (US);
FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION, Memphis, TN (US);
Abstract
Multi-domain management of a node-based logistics receptacle that is responsive to a dispatched logistics operation involving the node-based logistics receptacle and a mobile courier node. The node-based logistics receptacle has a plurality of storage receptacle components including at least an entrance opening for receiving one or more shipping items, a temporary storage area for temporarily maintaining the one or more shipping items once received, and a retrieval door providing selective access to the one or more shipping items within the temporary storage area. The node-based logistics receptacle further includes a wireless accessory sensor node disposed on the node-based logistics receptacle and a receptacle bridge node disposed on the node-based logistics receptacle operative to communicate with a backend server. The wireless accessory sensor node is operatively coupled to a plurality of sensors.