Global Patent Index - EP 1353588 B1

EP 1353588 B1 20040811 - DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE AUTOMATIC HANDOVER OF GOODS

Title (en)

DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE AUTOMATIC HANDOVER OF GOODS

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR UNBEMANNTEN WARENÜBERGABE

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF ET PROCEDE DE REMISE AUTOMATIQUE DE MARCHANDISES

Publication

EP 1353588 B1 20040811 (DE)

Application

EP 02702309 A 20020125

Priority

  • DE 10103756 A 20010127
  • EP 0200757 W 20020125

Abstract (en)

[origin: US2007170242A1] The invention pertains to an apparatus and method for receiving ordered products and/or making products available for pickup, particularly in the absence of the user. The apparatus has a lockable container of the products with at least an input device and a controller with a memory element. The method employs this reception/provision apparatus. In order to create a method for receiving ordered products and/or making products available for pickup that requires easy handling and slight construction measures at the residence or place of business of the user, it is proposed in regard to the apparatus that a control unit ( 18 ) comprising at least input device ( 6 ), controller ( 7 ) and memory element ( 8 ) can be positioned with container ( 2 ) in front of the user's residence or place of business for an expected delivery/pickup. With regard to the method, it is proposed that, after a completed ordering process, the obtained order information ( 9 ) be input by the user into memory element ( 8 ) of reception/provision apparatus ( 1 ) to put reception/provision apparatus ( 1 ) in a state of readiness and that transportable reception/provision apparatus ( 1 ) be positioned in front of the user's residence or place of business for the expected delivery or pickup of product ( 11 ).

IPC 1-7

A47G 29/14

IPC 8 full level

B65G 61/00 (2006.01); A47G 29/14 (2006.01); A47G 29/30 (2006.01); G07C 9/00 (2006.01); G07F 17/12 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A47G 29/141 (2013.01 - EP US); G07C 9/33 (2020.01 - EP US); G07F 17/13 (2020.05 - EP US); A47G 2029/144 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 02058519 A1 20020801; WO 02058519 A8 20020926; AT E272965 T1 20040815; DE 10103756 C1 20020814; DE 50200808 D1 20040916; EP 1353588 A1 20031022; EP 1353588 B1 20040811; JP 2004528867 A 20040924; US 2004133304 A1 20040708; US 2007170242 A1 20070726; US 7191932 B2 20070320

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 0200757 W 20020125; AT 02702309 T 20020125; DE 10103756 A 20010127; DE 50200808 T 20020125; EP 02702309 A 20020125; JP 2002558858 A 20020125; US 47021704 A 20040212; US 71635507 A 20070309