Video Interphone Locker System with Virtual Doorman
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current systems for managing secured lockers and storage facilities for package delivery are inefficient, as they require on-site supervision, lack secure verification processes, and are prone to tampering and theft, especially when using virtual doormans, and involve complex verification processes that lead to failed deliveries and increased costs.
Innovation Solution
A system integrating video interphone technology with remotely operated steel lockers, accessible via the internet, using a virtual doorman and local guardman or concierge, with advanced access control features like fingerprint detectors, face recognition, and cameras, ensuring secure and efficient delivery and retrieval processes, including alarms for tampering and automatic door control.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of energy
If a virtual doorman is used to enable remote delivery without on-site supervision, then operational costs are reduced, but security and verification of delivered packages deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an automated verification system with cameras, sensors, and communication devices as an intermediary between the virtual doorman and the delivery process. This intermediary automatically verifies delivery details, captures images, and confirms package placement without requiring physical on-site supervision, thus maintaining security while reducing operational costs
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service delivery verification through automated cameras that capture delivery details, sensors that detect package placement, and automatic communication with the virtual doorman. The delivery person can complete the entire verification process remotely without human intervention, maintaining security while eliminating the need for costly on-site staff
2Ease of operation
If tenants have keys or codes to enter storage rooms without clearance, then ease of retrieval is improved, but security and prevention of tampering deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements feedback mechanisms where cameras continuously monitor the storage room and delivery person's actions, sensors detect unauthorized tampering attempts, and the system automatically communicates with the virtual doorman and tenant. This feedback loop maintains security by detecting and reporting suspicious activities while allowing legitimate tenants easy access through their keys or codes
Solution Approach 2:
The automated monitoring system acts as an intermediary that supervises tenant access and package retrieval. Cameras and sensors observe all activities in real-time, providing continuous verification without physically blocking tenant access. This intermediary layer maintains security while preserving the convenience of key-based access for legitimate tenants
3Reliability
If complex verification processes are used for delivery and retrieval, then security is improved, but productivity and ease of operation deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-programming the verification system with delivery details before arrival, pre-positioning cameras and sensors to capture relevant information automatically, and pre-establishing communication protocols with the virtual doorman. When the delivery person arrives, the system is already ready to verify and complete the process quickly, maintaining security without adding time-consuming manual verification steps
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical verification processes with automated electronic systems. Cameras substitute for visual inspection by staff, sensors replace physical checking of packages, and automated communication systems replace manual coordination. This substitution maintains or enhances security while dramatically improving delivery efficiency by eliminating time-consuming manual processes
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AI summary
A method and apparatus for connecting and operating plurality of lockers in a multi apartment or multi office building connected via an interface to a video interphone system and via a local guardman or a virtual guardman over a network, for providing access to the building and opening a locker for a deliveryman to deliver packages, parcels and ordered goods. The tenants receiving a message through their video interphone monitor can retrieve the deliveries by opening the specific locker from their video interphone monitor, through the entry panel and through associated accessories.