Patent ID: 11887039
Assignee: HOME VALET, INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  B | IPC B  G

Claim 37:
38. A method for managing the sale, order, and/or delivery of goods ordered by a customer from a provider thereof to at least one smart locked storage container (SLSC), each SLSC respectively associated with a respective customer, the method comprising:
ordering, by a customer server, the goods to be delivered to the at least one SLSC;
managing deliveries, by a delivery server, of the ordered goods to the at least one SLSC by a delivery agent;
determining by a scheduler, the availability of the at least one SLSC to receive said goods and a time for said delivery;
enabling communications, by a smart communicator, between the provider of goods, the delivery server, the scheduler, a signaler and/or the customer server:
controlling, by a controller, the communications:
transmitting, by a signaler, a signal to the at least one SLSC allowing access thereinto by the delivery agent, the customer, and/or an agent of the customer, and
at least one of:
conducting, by a system comprising at least one server processor, a transaction between the server and customer for the purchase, order, and/or delivery of goods to the at least one SLSC as part of an automated mobile transaction performed with a mobile device,
using an unmanned delivery aircraft as the delivery agent,
using at least one security camera associated with the at least one SLSC,
providing, by a delivery associated system, the deliveree with discounts, incentives, rewards and other advantages based on the loyalties of the deliveree,
using a robotic positioner of the goods with a driverless delivery vehicle agent, or using a system comprising an element for preparing invitations to bid for the delivery of goods to the at least one SLSC; distributing, receiving, and evaluating the bids from a pool of delivery agents in an auction; and selecting a delivery agent,
wherein the at least one smart storage container is positioned to communicate with a base that comprises at least one element capable of electronic communication with the at least one smart storage container.