Systems and methods for providing a secure physical storage system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11922745-B2
Application number	US-202217750208-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 20, 2022
Priority date	May 20, 2022
Publication date	Mar 5, 2024
Grant date	Mar 5, 2024

Abstract

Disclosed embodiments include systems and methods for providing a secure physical storage system. The system may receive a request to register a first physical storage box from an entity including location information and security information. The request can be validated by comparing the security information to a predetermined security threshold. The location information associated with the first physical storage box can be recorded to a blockchain. The first registration information can be received from a first user device. The first physical storage box can be assigned to the first user device and a first identity token associated with the first physical storage box. The assignment information associated with the first physical storage box can be recorded to the blockchain. A first identity token can be received from the first user device. Instructions can be transmitted to the first physical storage box to transition from a locked to an unlocked state.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system for providing a secure physical storage system comprising:
one or more processors;
a non-transitory memory storing instructions that when executed by the one or more processors are configured to cause the system to:
receive a request to register a first physical storage box of a plurality of physical storage boxes, the request comprising security information;
validate the request by determining that the security information exceeds a predetermined security threshold;
receive first registration information from a first user device;
assign the first physical storage box of the plurality of physical storage boxes to the first user device and a first identity token associated with the first physical storage box;
record assignment information associated with the first physical storage box and the first identity token to a blockchain implemented by the one or more processors;
receive the first identity token from the first user device; and
transmit instructions to the first physical storage box to transition from a locked state to an unlocked state in response to receiving the first identity token from the first user device.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the non-transitory memory includes instructions, that when executed by the one or more processors, causes the system to:
receive a request to register a second physical storage box of the plurality of physical storage boxes from an entity, the request comprising location information and second security information;
validate the request by determining the second security information exceeds the predetermined security threshold; and
record the location information associated with the second physical storage box to the blockchain implemented by the one or more processors.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the non-transitory memory includes instructions, that when executed by the one or more processors, causes the system to:
receive instructions from the first user device comprising a transfer request to transfer the first physical storage box from a first location to a second location, wherein both the first location and the second location meet or exceed the predetermined security threshold;
record the transfer request to the blockchain implemented by the one or more processors; and
responsive to the first physical storage box arriving at the second location, record updated location information associated with the first physical storage box to the blockchain implemented by the one or more processors.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the non-transitory memory includes instructions, that when executed by the one or more processors, causes the system to:
receive access restrictions associated with the first physical storage box from the first user device; and
record the access restrictions to the blockchain implemented by the one or more processors.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the access restrictions comprise a restriction selected from a time window, a number of unlocks per day, or combinations thereof.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the non-transitory memory includes instructions, that when executed by the one or more processors, causes the system to:
receive second registration information from the first user device, the second registration information associated with a second user device;
assign a second identity token to the second user device, the second identity token associated with the first physical storage box;
record the second identity token to the blockchain implemented by the one or more processors;
receive the first identity token from the first user device and the second identity token from second user device within a predetermined timeframe; and
responsive to receiving the first identity token and the second identity token within the predetermined timeframe, transmit instructions to the first physical storage box to transition from a locked state to an unlocked state.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the non-transitory memory includes instructions, that when executed by the one or more processors, causes the system to:
receive third registration information from the first user device, the third registration information associated with a third user device;
assign a one-time key to the third user device, the one-time key associated with the first physical storage box;
record the one-time key to the blockchain implemented by the one or more processors;
receive the one-time key from the third user device;
responsive to receiving the one-time key, transmit instructions to the first physical storage box to transition from a locked state to an unlocked state; and
remove the one-time key assignment from the third user device by updating the blockchain implemented by the one or more processors.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first identity token comprises an access token, an access code, a near-field communication device, or combinations thereof.

9. A system for providing a secure physical storage system comprising:
one or more processors;
a non-transitory memory storing instructions that when executed by the one or more processors are configured to cause the system to:
receive a request to register a first physical storage box of a plurality of physical storage box from an entity, the request comprising location information and security information;
validate the request by determining that the security information exceeds a predetermined security threshold;
record the location information associated with the first physical storage box to a blockchain implemented by the one or more processors;
receive first registration information from a first user device;
assign the first physical storage box to the first user device and a first identity token associated with the first physical storage box;
record assignment information associated with the first physical storage box and the first identity token to the blockchain implemented by the one or more processors;
receive the first identity token from the first user device; and
transmit instructions to the first physical storage box to transition from a locked state to an unlocked state in response to receiving the first identity token from the first user device.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the non-transitory memory includes instructions, that when executed by the one or more processors, causes the system to:
receive instructions from the first user device comprising a transfer request to transfer the first physical storage box from a first location to a second location, wherein both the first location and the second location meet or exceed the predetermined security threshold;
record the transfer request to the blockchain implemented by the one or more processors; and
responsive to the first physical storage box arriving at the second location, record updated location information associated with the first physical storage box to the blockchain implemented by the one or more processors.

11. The system of claim 9 , wherein the non-transitory memory includes instructions, that when executed by the one or more processors, causes the system to:
receive access restrictions associated with the first physical storage box from the first user device; and
record the access restrictions to the blockchain implemented by the one or more processors.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the access restrictions comprise a restriction selected from a time window, a number of unlocks per day, or combinations thereof.

13. The system of claim 9 , wherein the non-transitory memory includes instructions, that when executed by the one or more processors, cau

Assignees

• Capital One Services Llc

Inventors

• Rafferty Galen
• Goodsitt Jeremy Edward
• Walters Austin
• Wallace Christopher
• Barr Brian
• Eden Grant
• Sharpe Samuel

Classifications

• G07C9/00563 Primary

  using personal physical data of the operator, e.g. finger prints, retinal images, voicepatterns · CPC title

• H04L63/083 Primary

  using passwords (cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using a predetermined code H04L9/3226) · CPC title

• G07C9/00912

  for safes, strong-rooms, vaults or the like · CPC title