Refrigerated delivery receiving furniture system

Abstract

A refrigerated delivery receiving furniture system for discretely securing refrigerated items outside a structure such as a dwelling until the items can be brought into and stored within the structure includes a piece of furniture having a frame and a seat coupled to the frame. A container having an interior space is coupled to the piece of furniture. A lid is movably coupled to the container to selectively cover the interior space. The lid is movable between an open position and a closed position. A refrigeration is coupled to the container includes a compressor such that the refrigeration assembly cools the interior space.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A refrigerated delivery receiving furniture system comprising:
 a piece of furniture having a frame and a seat coupled to said frame;   a container, said container being coupled to said piece of furniture, said container having an interior space;   a lid, said lid being movably coupled to said container to selectively cover said interior space, said lid being movable between an open position and a closed position;   a refrigeration assembly coupled to said container, said refrigeration assembly including one of a compressor and an evaporative cooler such that said refrigeration assembly cools said interior space; and   a processor coupled to said container, said processor being operationally coupled to said refrigeration assembly.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising a transceiver operationally coupled to said processor wherein said refrigeration assembly is configured for controlling operational settings of said compressor through communications with an extrinsic device. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 2 , further comprising an exterior camera coupled to an outside of one of said piece of furniture and said container, said exterior camera being positioned for viewing images of an area adjacent to said piece of furniture, said exterior camera being operationally coupled to said processor wherein said exterior camera is configured to deliver images captured by said exterior camera to the extrinsic device. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 2 , further comprising said transceiver communicating with the extrinsic device via a wireless personal access network. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 2 , further comprising said transceiver communicating with said extrinsic device via an internet connection. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising a lock, said lock securing said lid in said closed position, said lock being operationally coupled to said processor wherein said lock is configured to be controlled through communications with the extrinsic device. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 3 , further comprising said exterior camera including motion sensing such that said exterior camera is configured to deliver images to the extrinsic device when motion is detected adjacent to the piece of furniture. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising an interior light coupled to said container such that said interior light selectively illuminates said interior space, said interior light being illuminated when said lid is not in said closed position. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 8 , further comprising:
 a transceiver operationally coupled to said processor wherein said refrigeration assembly is configured for controlling operational settings of said compressor through communications with an extrinsic device; and   said interior light being operationally coupled to said processor wherein said interior light is configured to be controlled by the extrinsic device.   
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising said piece of furniture including a plurality of legs, each of said legs being coupled to and extending from said frame such that said plurality of legs is configured to position said frame and said container in spaced relationship over a supporting surface. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising an interior wall positioned within said interior space of said container, said interior wall having a side section and a top section, said top section being perpendicularly oriented relative to said side section, said interior wall defining a control chamber within said container, said refrigeration assembly being positioned in said control chamber. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 11 , further comprising a vent coupled to said container adjacent to said control chamber wherein said vent provides environmental communication through said container. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 2 , further comprising:
 an interior wall positioned within said interior space of said container, said interior wall having a side section and a top section, said top section being perpendicularly oriented relative to said side section, said interior wall defining a control chamber within said container, said refrigeration assembly being positioned in said control chamber; and   said processor and said transceiver being positioned within said control chamber.   
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 an interior wall positioned within said interior space of said container, said interior wall having a side section and a top section, said top section being perpendicularly oriented relative to said side section, said interior wall defining a control chamber within said container, said refrigeration assembly being positioned in said control chamber;   said container having an interior surface encompassing said interior space;   a plurality of slots extending into said interior surface, said slots being vertically oriented and arranged into transversely aligned pairs across said interior space, said plurality of slots including long slots laterally spaced from said side section of said interior wall and extending fully from a bottom surface of said interior space to a top opening of said interior space, said plurality of slots including short slots, each of said short slots being positioned over said top section of said interior wall, said short slots including an aligned pair of short end slots being coplanar with said side section;   a long panel, said long panel having opposed ends positionable within a selectable aligned pair of said long slots wherein said panel divides said interior space into compartments within said container; and   a short panel, said short panel having opposed edges positionable within a selectable aligned pair of said short slots wherein said short panel divides said interior space over said top section of said interior wall.