Patent ID: 6974928

Claim:
A method for efficiently delivering packages in bulk for recipients comprising: transporting containers of items organized by item identifier to a distribution center; creating a package at said distribution center containing at least one item ordered for a recipient, by reorganizing said transported items by an identifier of a destination centralized pickup location and at least one of an identifier of said recipient and an identifier which is linked to said recipient; associating an identifier of said package with said identifier of a destination centralized pickup location; grouping a plurality of said packages for a plurality of recipients for delivery to said destination centralized pickup location based on said association of said package identifier and said destination centralized pickup location identifier; delivering said grouped packages in bulk to said destination centralized pickup location; randomly selecting a storage locker bin from a system of storage locker bins at said destination centralized pickup location; loading each delivered package into a respective randomly selected storage locker bin; and associating said package identifier of said loaded delivered package with an identifier of said randomly selected storage locker bin.