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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2023
Federal Express Corporation, Memphis, TN (US);
Ole-Petter Skaaksrud, Germantown, TN (US);
Federal Express Corporation, Memphis, TN (US);
Abstract
An improved connected logistics receptacle system with proactive unlocking functionality related to a dispatched logistics operation by a mobile logistics asset having an associated mobile transceiver. The system includes a storage receptacle for receiving a delivery item, a bridge node mounted to the storage receptacle, and a wireless accessory sensor node having at least one sensor that monitors for a change in the storage receptacle associated with a deposit of a delivery item relative to the storage receptacle. The bridge node includes a bridge node processor that transmits retrieved event information to the backend server to cause the backend server to initiate the dispatched logistics operation for the storage receptacle and generates lock control input to automatically change a lock from a secure state to an unlocked state based upon status information received from the mobile transceiver of the mobile logistics asset.