Patent ID: 8793014

Claim:
A method for use in a computerized controller for operating a pneumatic carrier system that includes a plurality of user stations, pneumatic tubes and transfer devices, comprising: receiving a secured carrier transaction request from a sending user for a carrier to be dispatched from an originating user station; generating control signals to move the carrier from the originating user station to an intermediate storage location within the pneumatic carrier system; receiving an input from the sending user identifying a receiving user who is a desired recipient of the carrier; sending a message to a user communication device associated with the receiving user; maintaining the carrier within the pneumatic carrier system while awaiting a response signal from the receiving user; receiving the response signal from the receiving user, where the response signal indicates the receiving user is available to receive the carrier; and based on the response signal generating control signals to effect delivery of the carrier, via the pneumatic system, to a destination location associated with the receiving user.