Registers – Systems controlled by data bearing records – Credit or identification card systems
Reexamination Certificate
2005-05-31
2005-05-31
Lee, Michael G. (Department: 2876)
Registers
Systems controlled by data bearing records
Credit or identification card systems
C235S381000, C235S383000, C235S375000, C340S005730, C340S005810, C705S005000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06899268
ABSTRACT:
An electronic locker system which is provided with: a locker for housing luggage; a reading means for electrically reading a depositor identifier that has been preliminarily determined by a contract between a managing company of the locker and a user of the locker; an electronic lock for locking the door of the locker after luggage has been deposited in the locker; and a central control unit which, based upon the depositor identifier read by the reading means, sends information of the corresponding depositor to a locker managing center through a communication line, and when, at the time of taking out the luggage, the read depositor identifier has been identified, releases the electric lock and sends necessary information such as a luggage deposit fee to the locker managing center through the communication line, and in this arrangement, the luggage depositing process and luggage taking-out process to and from the locker are carried out based upon only the depositor identifier. Thus, it is possible to provide an electronic locker system which can eliminate the need for any key that has been used for locking and unlocking the conventional coin locker, and automatically settle the bill for the use of the locker by using a credit card, etc., through a communication line.
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Armstrong, Kratz, Quintos Hanson & Brooks, LLP.
Kabushiki Kaisha Fulltime System
Kim Ahshik
Lee Michael G.
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