UNATTENDED PACKAGE DELIVERY CROSS-DOCKING APPARATUS AND METHOD

摘要

Unattended package delivery cross-docking apparatus includes a plurality of storage devices (12), each having a door with a lock that is locked and unlocked in response to codes. A local lock controller (22) associated with each of the storage devices (12) responds to entry of an access code that unlocks the lock when it is locked and to a transaction code that locks the lock when it is unlocked. A central operations controller (20) in communication with the local lock controllers is programmed to receive the access and transaction codes input to each local lock controller, to create an access code for the lock of each storage device upon receiving a transaction code that locks the lock, and to output a notice of the access code to be used to unlock the lock of each storage device when it is locked.