Manuel Joseph Paikeday

US Patent:

20010054025, Dec 20, 2001

Filed:

Mar 16, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/811124

Inventors:

William Adams - San Francisco CA, US
Manuel Paikeday - San Francisco CA, US

International Classification:

H04L009/00

US Classification:

705/050000, 713/200000

Abstract:

A method is provided for delivering a package securely. An address is located on a delivery package. The package is handed to a delivery entity, which utilizes the address on the package to seek and find the specific physical location identified by the address. A delivery identifier is provided to a processor of a cryptographic authority computer. A delivery identifier identifies a specific enclosure at the specific physical location and differs from delivery enclosures at other locations. A request time is provided to the processor of the cryptographic authority computer. The processor of the cryptographic authority computer generates a cryptographic key utilizing the delivery identifier and the request time. The cryptographic key is provided to the delivery entity for entry and decryption by a computer at the location, to allow for unlocking of a lock on an enclosure where the delivery package can be located.