Elevator Access Control With Delivery Locker Authorization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Logistics companies face challenges in delivering parcels to residential buildings due to increased security and access control, leading to inefficiencies and customer frustration, while recipients experience inconvenience with evening deliveries and uncertain timing.
Innovation Solution
A smart elevator and access system integrating a wireless access solution for doors and a delivery locker, allowing delivery personnel to access buildings and lockers using mobile phones, with features like video intercom and one-time access codes, and enabling parcel delivery without recipient presence.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If security and access control are increased in residential buildings, then building security is improved, but delivery access becomes more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary access control system that mediates between security requirements and delivery needs. The system uses a remote communication device to transmit one-time access codes to authorized delivery personnel, allowing secure building access without compromising security protocols. This intermediary mechanism enables deliveries while maintaining the security barrier.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-authorizing delivery personnel through a remote communication device before they attempt building access. The access control system is pre-configured to recognize and grant access to authorized delivery codes, eliminating the need for manual verification at the door and streamlining the delivery process while maintaining security.
2Productivity
If delivery personnel can access buildings during daytime, then delivery efficiency is improved, but access control security may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary authorization by sending one-time access codes to delivery personnel's mobile devices before they arrive at the building. This pre-authorization process maintains security protocols while enabling efficient daytime deliveries, as delivery personnel can gain access without manual verification at the door.
Solution Approach 2:
The access control system acts as an intermediary that automatically verifies delivery personnel credentials through the remote communication device. This automated verification mechanism maintains security integrity while enabling efficient daytime access for authorized deliveries, eliminating the need for security personnel intervention.
3Reliability
If recipients must be present during delivery, then delivery security is improved, but customer convenience deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the delivery process into two independent parts: building access authorization and parcel retrieval authorization. The building access control system authorizes delivery personnel to enter the building, while the parcel locker system separately authorizes recipients to retrieve their packages. This segmentation allows recipients to receive deliveries securely without being present during the delivery process.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces an intermediary parcel locker that temporarily holds deliveries. The locker acts as a secure intermediary between the delivery personnel and the recipient, allowing the delivery to be completed without the recipient being present. The recipient can later retrieve their package using a separate authorization code sent to their mobile device.
4Area of stationary object
If delivery lockers are integrated with elevator systems, then space utilization is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the delivery locker system with the elevator infrastructure by integrating lockers into elevator landings or adjacent spaces. This consolidation utilizes existing structural elements and electrical systems, reducing the need for separate installations. The integration shares physical space and potentially control systems between the elevator and locker functions.
Solution Approach 2:
The integrated system provides multiple functions: the elevator transports personnel and goods, while the integrated lockers provide secure parcel storage and retrieval. This multi-functionality maximizes the utility of the vertical transportation infrastructure, allowing the same structural space to serve both elevator operations and parcel delivery functions.
Data Source
AI summary
An elevator and access system of an environment including an elevator group with an elevator car movable along a vertical pathway. The system includes an elevator control controlling operation of the elevator group and implementing access control of the environment; and an access controlled delivery locker having a locker hatch with a hatch lock, the locker hatch being connected to an access I/O device that communicates with the elevator control. The elevator control is connected with a public communication network and communicates with a mobile phone holding access rights in the environment via the public network. The mobile phone communicates with the access control to unlock the hatch lock of the access controlled delivery locker, and forwards access data for the access I/O device of the access controlled delivery locker to a mobile delivery communication device for unlocking the hatch lock of the access controlled delivery locker.