Smart box and method of use thereof
This disclosure relates to a smart box and method of use thereof. The smart box can comprise a box, a radio-frequency identification (RFID) reader, an access control system, and a smart box control system. The box can be capable of housing a plurality of purchasable products. The RFID reader can be capable of reading a plurality of RFID tags. The smart box control system can comprise a smart box memory and a smart box processor. The smart box memory can comprise a smart box application. The smart box processor can, according to instructions from the smart box application, grant access to a buyer upon the buyer supplying an access key to the access control system, can maintain contact with each of the plurality of RFID tags within the box and can direct a purchasable product of the plurality of purchasable products to be billed to a user account.
1. A smart box comprising
a box capable of housing a plurality of purchasable products;
a radio-frequency identification (RFID) reader capable of reading a plurality of RFID tags; and
an access control system; and
a smart box control system comprising;
a smart box memory comprising a smart box application; and
a smart box processor that according to instructions from said smart box application
grants access to a buyer upon said buyer supplying an access key to said access control system;
maintains contact with each of said plurality of RFID tags within said box using said RFID reader; and
directs a purchasable product of said plurality of purchasable products to be billed to a user account associated with said buyer upon losing contact with an RFID tag of said plurality of RFID tags associated with said purchasable product.
2. The smart box of claim 1 wherein said box is metal.
3. The smart box of claim 2 wherein a door of said box is metal.
4. The smart box of claim 1 wherein said access control system comprises a barcode reader, further wherein said access key is a bar code readable by said bar code reader.
5. The smart box of claim 1 wherein said access control system comprises a biometric reader, further wherein said access key is biometric data readable by said bar code reader.
6. The smart box of claim 1 further comprising a GPS device attached to said box and connected to said smart box control system.
7. The smart box of claim 1 wherein said processor further
grants access to a vendor upon said vendor supplying an access key to said access control system;
initiates contact with a new RFID tag associated with a new product brought into said box by said vendor; and
directs said new product to be added to an inventory of a vendor account associated with said vendor upon initiating contact with said new RFID tag.
8. A method of using a smart box comprising
granting access to a buyer to a smart box upon said buyer supplying an access key to an access control system, said smart box comprising
a box capable of housing a plurality of purchasable products;
a radio-frequency identification (RFID) reader capable of reading a plurality of RFID tags;
an access control system;
a smart box memory comprising a smart box application; and
a smart box processor;
maintaining contact with each of said plurality of RFID tags within said box using said RFID reader; and
directing a purchasable product of said plurality of purchasable products to be billed to a user account associated with said buyer upon losing contact with one of said RFID tag associated with said purchasable product.
9. The method of claim 8 wherein said box is metal.
10. The method of claim 9 wherein a door of said box is metal.
11. The method of claim 8 wherein said access control system comprises a barcode reader, further wherein said access key is a bar code readable by said bar code reader.
12. The method of claim 8 wherein said access control system comprises a biometric reader, further wherein said access key is biometric data readable by said bar code reader.
13. The method of claim 8 further comprising a GPS device attached to said box and connected to said smart box controller.
14. The method of claim 8 further comprising the steps
granting access to a vendor upon said vendor supplying an access key to said access control system;
initiating contact with a new RFID tag associated with a new product brought into said box by said vendor; and
directing said new product to be added to an inventory of a vendor account associated with said vendor upon initiating contact with said new RFID tag.
15. A computer readable storage medium having data stored therein representing software executable by a computer, the software including instructions to provide a maintenance, repair, and operating supplies (MRO) solution for drilling rig sites comprising, the storage medium comprising instructions for:
granting access to a buyer to a smart box upon said buyer supplying an access key to an access control system, said smart box comprising
a box capable of housing a plurality of purchasable products;
a radio-frequency identification (RFID) reader capable of reading a plurality of RFID tags;
an access control system;
a smart box memory comprising a smart box application; and
a smart box processor;
maintaining contact with each of said plurality of RFID tags within said box using said RFID reader; and
directing a purchasable product of said plurality of purchasable products to be billed to a user account associated with said buyer upon losing contact with one of said RFID tag associated with said purchasable product.