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Patent No.:

US 12361370 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2025

Filed:

Jun. 22, 2023

Systems, apparatus and methods involving an enhanced connected node-based logistics receptacle and methods of operating the same

Applicant:

Fedex Corporate Services, Inc., Collierville, TN (US);

Inventor:

Ole-Petter Skaaksrud, Germantown, TN (US);

Assignee:

FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION, Memphis, TN (US);

Attorney:

WITHERS & KEYS, LLC

Primary Examiner:

Jeff Zimmerman

Assistant Examiner:

Hunter A Molnar

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 10/0836 (2023.01); A47G 29/12 (2006.01); A47G 29/14 (2006.01); A47G 29/20 (2006.01); G01P 13/00 (2006.01); G06F 1/3296 (2019.01); G06Q 10/0631 (2023.01); G06Q 10/08 (2024.01); G06Q 10/0833 (2023.01); G06Q 10/0834 (2023.01); G06Q 10/087 (2023.01); G06Q 10/20 (2023.01); G06Q 20/38 (2012.01); G06Q 20/40 (2012.01); G06Q 30/0202 (2023.01); G06Q 30/0251 (2023.01); G07C 9/00 (2020.01); G07C 9/20 (2020.01); G07C 9/22 (2020.01); G07C 9/27 (2020.01); G07C 9/38 (2020.01); G07F 17/12 (2006.01); H04L 41/069 (2022.01); H04L 41/0816 (2022.01); H04L 41/082 (2022.01); H04L 67/12 (2022.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.01); H04W 4/38 (2018.01); H04W 12/06 (2021.01); G05D 105/28 (2024.01); G06K 19/07 (2006.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 10/0836 (2013.01); A47G 29/12095 (2017.08); A47G 29/1214 (2013.01); A47G 29/141 (2013.01); A47G 29/20 (2013.01); G01P 13/00 (2013.01); G06F 1/3296 (2013.01); G06Q 10/06315 (2013.01); G06Q 10/08 (2013.01); G06Q 10/0833 (2013.01); G06Q 10/08345 (2013.01); G06Q 10/087 (2013.01); G06Q 10/20 (2013.01); G06Q 20/382 (2013.01); G06Q 20/389 (2013.01); G06Q 20/401 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0202 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0267 (2013.01); G07C 9/00309 (2013.01); G07C 9/00571 (2013.01); G07C 9/00896 (2013.01); G07C 9/215 (2020.01); G07C 9/22 (2020.01); G07C 9/27 (2020.01); G07C 9/38 (2020.01); G07F 17/13 (2020.05); H04L 41/069 (2013.01); H04L 41/0816 (2013.01); H04L 41/082 (2013.01); H04L 67/12 (2013.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.02); H04W 4/38 (2018.02); H04W 12/06 (2013.01); A47G 2029/12105 (2017.08); A47G 2029/143 (2013.01); A47G 2029/145 (2013.01); A47G 2029/149 (2013.01); G05D 2105/285 (2024.01); G06K 19/0723 (2013.01); G07C 2009/0092 (2013.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.02);
Abstract

An enhanced node-based connected logistics receptacle system includes a storage receptacle, a bridge node, and wireless accessory sensor node with at least one sensor monitoring for a change in state of the storage receptacle. The system's wireless accessory sensor node detects the storage receptacle's state change based upon sensor data, records timestamped information reflecting the detected change, and broadcasts a signal with a flag set indicating there is event information available for upload. The system's bridge node is operative to detect the flag set, retrieve the event information available for upload from the wireless accessory sensor node, and transmit a message related to the retrieved event information to a backend server to cause the backend server to initiate the dispatched logistics operation related to the storage receptacle.

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