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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2005
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2003
Applicants:
Bryan Eric Aupperle, Cary, NC (US);
Carol Eddy Aupperle, Cary, NC (US);
James M. Mathewson, Ii, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Inventors:
Bryan Eric Aupperle, Cary, NC (US);
Carol Eddy Aupperle, Cary, NC (US);
James M. Mathewson, II, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G011/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Under the present invention, a mailbox is equipped with a RFID reader. The RFID reader receives a continuously transmitted signal from an RFID tag that contains an RF identifier. Upon receipt, the RFID reader compares the RF identifier in the signal to an RF identifier assigned to the mailbox. If a match is established, the mailbox is unlocked and access is permitted.