Patent ID: 7028339

Claim:
A system for the secure delivery of a retail good comprising: a wireless key comprising a first cellular telephone that transmits a first unlocking signal to a geographically distant central server, the wireless key physically separate from a secure receptacle, a receiving unit, the receiving unit comprising a central processing unit communicatively connected to a programmable memory, the receiving unit cooperatively positioned with the secure receptacle and communicatively connected to the geographically distant central server, said receiving unit receiving a second unlocking signal from the geographically distant central server, the secure receptacle comprising a cover and a body, the body defining an interior within the secure receptacle, the body configured to possess an opening from which a retail good can be placed or removed from the interior of the secure receptacle, and the body further dimensioned to receive a plurality of retail goods, the secure receptacle further comprising a locking mechanism communicatively coupled to the central processing unit and cooperatively positioned to securely engage the cover against the body and over the opening, thereby preventing access to the interior of the secure receptacle when desirable, at least one access code stored in the programmable memory, of which one of the secure access codes comprises a current secure access code, and the wireless key further comprising a face and a plurality of buttons, the plurality of buttons located on the face, a combination of the buttons comprising the current secure access code, a successful entry of the current secure access code using the buttons resulting in the processing of the second unlocking signal by the central processing unit and the subsequent release of the locking mechanism to allow the cover to be displaced from over the opening of the secure receptacle.