Container and associated methods
A container comprising a communication module adapted to receive a first signal from a fob coupled to an item; and a measurement module, coupled with the communication module, the measurement module adapted to measure a first angle-of-arrival based on the first signal received from the fob, and determine if the first angle of arrival is within a first pre-defined threshold range.
1. A container adapted to receive a first signal from a fob coupled to an item, the container comprising:
a measurement module, adapted to:
measure a first angle-of-arrival based on the first signal received from the fob, and
determine if the first angle of arrival is within a first pre-defined threshold range;
wherein the container is adapted to receive a second signal from a user terminal, the user terminal located outside the container, and
the measurement module is adapted to measure a second angle-of-arrival based on the second signal received from the user terminal and determine if the second angle of arrival is within a second pre-defined threshold range; and
locking or unlocking the container when the first angle of arrival is within a first pre-defined threshold range.
2. The container of claim 1 comprising a locking module adapted to lock or unlock the container based on the determination of the measurement module.
3. The container of claim 2 , wherein the locking module adapted to lock the container when the first angle of arrival is within the first pre-defined threshold range.
4. The container of claim 2 , wherein the locking module adapted to not lock the container when the first angle of arrival is not within the first pre-defined threshold range.
5. The container of claim 2 , wherein the locking module adapted to not unlock the container when the first angle of arrival is not within the first pre-defined threshold range.
6. The container of claim 1 , wherein the locking module is adapted to lock the container when first angle of arrival is within the first pre-defined threshold range and the second angle-of-arrival is within the second pre-defined threshold range.
7. The container of claim 1 , wherein the measurement module is adapted to measures the second angle-of-arrival for signals received from the user terminal for a pre-defined threshold validation time and the locking module is adapted to lock the container when the first angle of arrival is within the first pre-defined threshold range and the second angle-of-arrival is within the second pre-defined threshold range for the pre-defined threshold validation time.
8. The container of claim 1 , wherein the container is adapted to send a second alert to the user terminal when the measurement module determines that the second angle-of-arrival of the second signal is outside the second threshold range.
9. The container of claim 1 , wherein the locking module is adapted to unlock the container when a third signal is received from the user terminal.
10. The container of claim 9 , wherein the measurement module is adapted to measure the angle of arrival of the third signal and the measurement module sets the second threshold range based on the angle of arrival of the third signal.
11. The container of claim 1 , wherein the container is adapted to send an alert to the user terminal with the second angle of arrival and a state of the container when the measurement module determines that the second angle-of-arrival of the second signal is within the second threshold range.
12. A method comprising:
receiving a first signal from a fob coupled to an item;
measuring a first angle of arrival based on the first signal received from the fob; and
determining if the first angle of arrival is within a first pre-defined threshold range;
receiving a second signal from a user terminal, the user terminal located outside a container;
measuring a second angle-of-arrival based on the second signal received from the user terminal;
determining if the second angle of arrival is within a second pre-defined threshold range;
locking or unlocking the container when the first angle of arrival is within a first pre-defined threshold range.
13. The method of claim 12 comprising locking the container when first angle of arrival is within the first pre-defined threshold range and the second angle-of-arrival is within the second pre-defined threshold range.
14. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising one or more processors and a memory coupled to the one or more processors, the memory storing instructions which are executed by the one or more processors, the one or more processors configured to:
receive a first signal from a fob coupled to an item;
measure a first angle of arrival based on the first signal received from the fob;
determine if the first angle of arrival is within a first pre-defined threshold range; and
receive a second signal from a user terminal, the user terminal located outside a container;
measure a second angle-of-arrival based on the second signal received from the user terminal;
determine if the second angle of arrival is within a second pre-defined threshold range; and
lock or unlock a container when the first angle of arrival is within a first pre-defined threshold range and the second angle of arrival (AOA) is within a second pre-defined threshold range.