Patent ID: 6748295
Filing Date: 2004-06-08
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
A web enabled item delivery and retrieval system, comprising:a storage subsystem including a secure storage facility accessible via software control employing browser technology by a first user who loads and stores an item into a storage location with a first identifier as to the storage location and a second identifier as to the identity of a second user, said second user then retrieving said item or returning an item upon using and entering certain information into an access terminal located on the storage facility; and a computer subsystem which controls the storage facility and having an application configurable software control architecture including a browser software interface including object-oriented programs comprising, a storage facility driver software interface for controlling access to the storage facility, a back office application program interface (BO API) enabling the first user to access the storage facility by means of the driver software interface, and a front office application program interface (FO API) enabling the second user to access the storage facility also by means of the driver software interface; and wherein said secure storage facility includes comprises a carousel and controls therefore, and including a plurality of storage bins normally hidden behind a closed door assembly including a plurality of doors, said doors being selectively opened on demand by either the first user via the back office application program interface (BO API) or the second user via the front office application program interface (FO API).