Delivery storage apparatus and system and a method for the same

Abstract

An apparatus, system and method for delivery storage. The delivery storage apparatus includes an outer opening to allow an individual delivering the goods to place the articles of food directly into the delivery storage apparatus disposed at a side of a house without the presence of the owner. The delivery storage apparatus also includes an inner opening to allow the owner to retrieve the articles of food from the delivery storage apparatus.

1 . A storage apparatus comprising: 
 a first door and a second door; and    a storage compartment accessible through the first door and the second door,    wherein the first door is disposed at one side of a means for dividing and the second door is disposed at another side of the means for dividing.    
     
     
         2 . The storage apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the means for dividing is one of a wall, a fence, a window, a door, and a gate.  
     
     
         3 . The storage apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the means for dividing is a wall of a building and the first door opens the storage compartment to an outside of the building and the second door opens the storage compartment to an interior of the building.  
     
     
         4 . The delivery storage apparatus of  claim 1  further comprising means for cooling.  
     
     
         5 . The storage apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein the storage compartment comprises a first storage area and a second storage area, the second storage area being cooled with the means for cooling.  
     
     
         6 . The storage apparatus of  claim 1  further comprising: 
 a sensor operable to receive a first signal,    a lock disposed at the first door, and    a control box storing a preset password, the control box connected to the sensor and the lock,    wherein the sensor is operable to forward the first signal to the control box, the control box is operable to determine if the first signal matches the preset password and to send an unlocking signal to the lock if the first signal matches the preset password, to unlock the first lock.    
     
     
         7 . The storage apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the second door comprises a manual key lock.  
     
     
         8 . The storage apparatus of  claim 1  further comprising: 
 means for cooling,    wherein the means for dividing is a wall of a building and the first door opens the storage compartment to an outside of the building and the second door opens the storage compartment to an interior of the building,    wherein the storage compartment comprises a first storage area and a second storage area, the second storage area being cooled with means for cooling.    
     
     
         9 . The storage apparatus of  claim 8 , further comprising: 
 a sensor operable to receive a first signal,    a lock disposed at the first door, and    a control box storing a preset password, the control box connected to the sensor and the lock,    wherein, the sensor is operable to forward the first signal to the control box, the control box is operable to determine if the first signal matches the preset password and to send an unlocking signal to the lock if the first signal matches the preset password, to unlock the lock;    
     
     
         10 . A system for storing delivered goods, the system comprising: 
 a building comprising a wall; and    a storage apparatus disposed at the wall, the storage comprising: 
 a first door and a second door; and  
 a storage compartment accessible through the first door and the second door,  
   wherein the first door is disposed at an exterior of the building and the second door is disposed in an interior of the building.    
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the storage apparatus further comprises means for cooling the storage compartment.  
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the storage compartment comprises a first storage area and a second storage area, the second storage area being cooled with means for cooling.  
     
     
         13 . A method for conducting a transaction over the Internet and delivering goods to a customer, the method comprising: 
 placing an order for an item at a website by a customer, placing the order comprising inputting a delivery address and a customer-defined password at the website;    delivering the item to the delivery address;    transmitting the customer-defined password to unlock a storage apparatus at the delivery address; and    placing the item in the storage apparatus.    
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the item is a food or a foodstuff.  
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the item is a perishable food or a perishable foodstuff and the placing the item comprises placing the perishable food or the perishable foodstuff in a cooled compartment of the storage apparatus.