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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2002
John K. Stevens, Toronto, CA;
eBox USA Inc., Toronto, CA;
Abstract
Openings and closings of a secured storage receptacle ( ) are logged to record the transfer of items. The system gains access to a signal-transmitting receptacle; transmits a first confirmation signal to a mobile transmission node ( ); processes the first confirmation signal at the mobile transmission node ( ); transmits a second confirmation signal to a central server ( ); and notifies a consumer of the delivery with an electronic message ( ). This process allows the transfer of items by a delivery confirmation signals to be received from the signal-transmitting receptable ( ). The signal transmitted from the signal-transmitting receptable ( ) is coupled to the opening and closing of the storage box.