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1. A locker system operable with an encoded item issued to a user, each encoded item associated with a non-locker system generated external identification (ID) code, the locker system comprising:
a locker comprising an enclosure defining an interior and an opening allowing access to the interior; a door attached to the enclosure, the door moveable between a closed position wherein the door substantially blocks the enclosure opening to inhibit access to the enclosure interior and an open position wherein the door does not block the enclosure opening thereby permitting access to the enclosure interior; a lock configured to secure the door in the closed position when engaged and release the door when disengaged, the lock being electronically actuated; a locker terminal in communication with the lock, the locker terminal comprising a processor, memory, and a code entry device for entering the non-locker system generated external ID code associated with one of the encoded items, the locker terminal generating a request comprising at least the non-locker system generated external ID code entered via the code entry device and a locker terminal identifier corresponding to the locker terminal; and a locker manager in communication with the locker terminal, the locker manager comprising a processor and memory, the memory storing validation codes, at least one non-locker system generated active external ID code, at least one locker account, each validation code corresponding to at least a portion of a non-locker system generated external ID code associated with one of the encoded items, wherein when a request is received from the locker terminal, the locker manager validating the non-locker system generated external ID code if a corresponding portion of the non-locker system generated external ID code from the request matches one of the validation codes, the locker manager associating at least one valid non-locker system generated external ID code with at least one locker account to define a rental plan. |
