Secured Delivery Box with Temperature Control and Remote Unlocking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Packages delivered to households are often stolen before they can be picked up, and there is a lack of solutions for maintaining controlled temperature conditions for goods between delivery and pickup.
Innovation Solution
A secured delivery box system with temperature control and remote unlocking capabilities, featuring a structure for storing goods, controllable doors with locking mechanisms, and a processor connected to the internet for secure access and temperature management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If packages are left on homeowner's property for delivery, then delivery convenience is improved, but security against theft deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The delivery box is divided into multiple compartments, each with its own door and locking mechanism. This allows different packages to be delivered to different compartments simultaneously, improving delivery efficiency while maintaining security through individual access control for each compartment.
Solution Approach 2:
The delivery box serves as an intermediary between the delivery person and the homeowner. It receives packages on behalf of the homeowner and provides secure storage until the homeowner can collect them, eliminating the need for the homeowner to be present during delivery while preventing theft through locked access.
2Reliability
If temperature control is added to maintain goods at desired temperature, then goods protection is improved, but device complexity deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The delivery box integrates multiple functions into a single device: secure storage with locking mechanisms, temperature control for refrigerated or heated goods, and remote access capability. This multi-functionality provides comprehensive goods protection without requiring separate systems for each function.
Solution Approach 2:
The temperature control system includes sensors that continuously monitor the internal temperature and provide feedback to the control mechanism. This automatic feedback loop maintains the desired temperature range without requiring manual intervention, protecting temperature-sensitive goods while managing system complexity through automation.
3Ease of operation
If remote unlocking capability is implemented, then access control is improved, but security vulnerability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The delivery box enables self-service access for both delivery persons and homeowners through remote unlocking capability. The delivery person can remotely unlock the appropriate compartment to deposit packages, and the homeowner can remotely unlock to collect them, eliminating the need for physical keys or manual locking while maintaining security through authorized access control.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The system ensures secure storage and access to goods while maintaining desired temperature conditions, reducing theft and protecting sensitive or temperature-dependent items.
Implementation Method 1
a temperature control system for maintaining temperature of one of the storage areas within a temperature range
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention discloses a system particularly adapted for refrigerated or heated goods that can keep the goods at a desired temperature until the goods are picked up by the patrons. More precisely, there is disclosed a secured delivery box for storing and providing access to goods therefrom, comprising: a structure defining storage areas to store the goods; doors, wherein each door is controllably movable between a closed position and an open position respectively preventing and providing access to a respective one of the storage areas; locking mechanisms, wherein each locking mechanism is associated to a respective one of the doors, and wherein the locking mechanisms when in a lock state lock the respective door in a closed position preventing access to the respective one of the storage areas; and a processor connected to Internet and to the locking mechanisms, wherein the processor is adapted to signal the locking mechanisms to exit the locked state.