Patent ID: 7191932
Filing Date: 2007-03-20
Classification: A47G,G07C,G07F

Abstract:
1. Apparatus for receiving ordered products and/or making products available for pickup without personal transfer to or by the user of the product, said apparatus comprising: a lockable container, at least one input device, arranged on or in the container for inputting delivery/pickup information from or to the delivery person or return agent, respectively, a control unit arranged in or on the container, a removable, transportable memory element adapted to store order information, wherein the container is opened if the delivery/pickup information agrees in a predetermined way with the order information, wherein, for an expected delivery/pickup, the memory element or a part of the control unit containing the memory element is adapted to be inserted by the user in the container when the container is positioned in front of the user's residence or place of business in an off-line mode.