8320 Drop Box

Drop Box Notification System

Gauging Systems Inc. (GSI) announces telemetry technology for Parcel Industry.

GSI announces the Drop Box Notification System (DBNS). The patent pending technology notifies the parcel carrier when a package is deposited within a Parcel Drop Box and when it is picked up. The DBNS eliminates the need for drivers to go to empty drop boxes, wasting time, fuel, and vehicle wear and tear, thus helping a driver schedule pick-ups late in the day when deadlines are running tight. The DBNS also provides historical data on the Drop Box location, i.e., usage, pickup time, etc.

The information from the DBNS is available via a time based or event based file transfer, e-mail, pager, or posting to a WEB home page. The data can be easily incorporated into scheduling / dispatch systems currently used by parcel companies.

The (Un-published) "Patent Pending" covers many forms of current communication technology such as Modem, Cellular (Control Channel), Radio (BlueTooth, WIFI, G, and Spread Spectrum), Satellite, etc. and new sensor technology. Much of this technology is aimed at Home Land Security in addition to providing economic cost savings to the parcel industry and other industries with remote containers.

The DBNS also provides a series of options, i.e., Emergency button (to protect drivers during pickups), Tilt switch (indicating vandalism), Biological or explosive hazardous material monitoring (of packages), Weight (total weight of packages within the drop box), Conductivity sensor indicating liquid within the container, Photographing the user, Etc.

A post office box or public post box notification system option is also available from GSI. It provides notification when mail is put into a post office box. A message is sent to the box renter via e-mail, notifying the renter that the box has mail.