Patent ID: 7068149

Claim:
A method for facilitating transfer of goods between a delivery party and a receiving party in a locker system comprising at least one locker module having at least one locker unit, said method comprising the steps of: registering, by said delivery party, to provide information on said delivery party for storing in a database associated with said locker system; providing, by said delivery party to said receiving party, at least one delivery identifier associated with a delivery attempt; receiving, by at least one controller of said locker system, at least one user input provided by said delivery party and associated with said receiving party, said at least one user input being associated with said goods and said receiving party, and including said at least one delivery identifier; processing, by said at least one controller, said at least one user input to allow said delivery party to unlock and to deposit said goods into a locker unit of said at least one locker unit; providing, by said receiving party to said at one controller, at least one notification identifier based upon said at least one delivery identifier, and generating, by said at least one controller and based upon said at least one user input, at least one notification message to said receiving party, said at least one notification message having an identification code for unlocking said locker unit.