US Patent Issued to Federal Express on March 17 for "Apparatus, systems, and methods for enhanced interaction with a node-based logistics receptacle and a parcel customer operating a mobile user device" (Tennessee Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,579,504, issued on March 17, was assigned to Federal Express Corp. (Memphis, Tenn.).

"Apparatus, systems, and methods for enhanced interaction with a node-based logistics receptacle and a parcel customer operating a mobile user device" was invented by Ole-Petter Skaaksrud (Germantown, Tenn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for enhanced interaction with a node-based logistics receptacle. The system includes a wireless accessory sensor node disposed on the receptacle that monitors at least one of the storage receptacle components of the receptacle to generate internal sensor data, includes a bridge node disposed on the receptacle, ...