EXHIBIT 1010
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
`United States Patent and Trademark Office
`Address: COMMISSIONER FOR PATENTS
`P.(). Box 1450
`Alexandria. Virginia 22313-1450
`www.usplo.gov
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`NOTICE OF ALLOWANCE AND FEE(S) DUE
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`7590
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`49142
`SCHOX PLC
`500 3rd Street, Suite 515
`San Francisco, CA 94107
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`04/22/2014
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`JUNQALLBNJ
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`3628
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`DATE MAILED: 04/22/2014
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`APPLICATION NO.
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`FILING DATE
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`FIRST NAMED INVENTOR
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`ATTORNEY DOCKET NO.
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`CONFIRMATION NO.
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`Kristopher D. Matthews
`08/26/2013
`14/010,175
`TITLE OF INVENTION: SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STORAGE CONTAINER TRACKING AND DELIVERY
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`BOXB-P0l—US
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`5072
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`APPLN. TYPE
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`ENTITY STATUS
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`ISSUE FEE DUE
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`PUBLICATION FEE DUE
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`PREV. PAID ISSUE FEE
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`TOTAL FEE(S) DUE
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`DATE DUE
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`nonprovisional
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`SMALL
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`$480
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`$0
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`$0
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`$480
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`07/22/2014
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`THE APPLICATION IDENTIFIED ABOVE HAS BEEN EXAMINED AND IS ALLOWED FOR ISSUANCE AS A PATENT.
`PROSECUTION ON THE MERITS IS CLOSED. THIS NOTICE OF ALLOWANCE IS NOT A GRANT OF PATENT RIGHTS.
`THIS APPLICATION IS SUBJECT TO WITHDRAVVAL FROM ISSUE AT THE INITIATIVE OF THE OFFICE OR UPON
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`SEE 35 U.S.C. 151. THE ISSUE FEE DUE INDICATED ABOVE DOES
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`PART B - FEE(S) TRANSMITTAL
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`CLWRENT CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS (Note: Use Block 1 for any change ofuddwss)
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`Complete and send this form, together with applicable l‘ee(s), to: Mail Mail Stop ISSUE FEE
`Commissioner for Patents
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`Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1450
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`through 5 should be completed where
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`maintenance ee noti ications.
`in icated unlcfzss COI'.lk§C-letll below or directed otherwise in Block I, by (a) specifying a new correspondence address; and/or (b) indicating a separate "
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`Note: A certificate of mailin can only be used for domestic mailings of the
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`Certificate of Mailing or Transmission
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`ervice with su ficient postage for first class mail in an envelope
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`ISSUE FEE address above, or being facsimile
`transmitted to the USPTO( 71) 273-2885, on the date indicated below.
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`(Sigiiatunz)
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`49142
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`7590
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`APPLICATION NO.
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`FILING DATE
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`Kristopher D. Matthews
`08/26/2013
`I4/010,175
`TITLE OF INVENTION: SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STORAGE CONTAINER TRACKING AND DELIVERY
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`FIRST NAMED INVENTOR
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`ATTORNEY DOCKET NO.
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`CONFIRMATION NO.
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`BOXB—POI—US
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`S072
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`APPLN. TYPE
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`ENTITY STATUS
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`ISSUE FEE DUE
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`PUBLICATION FEE DUE
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`PREV. PAID ISSUE FEE
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`TOTAL FEE(S) DUE
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`nonprovisional
`$480
`EXAMINER
`ART UNIT
`CLASS-SUBCLASS
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`JUNG, ALLEN J
`3628
`705333000
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`SMALL
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`$0
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`$0
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`$480
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`DATE DUE
`07/22/2014
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`2. For printing on the patent front page, list
`1. Change of correspondence address or indication of "Fee Address“ (37
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`CFR 1.363).
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`Address orm PTO/SB/122) attached.
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`2 registered patent attomeys or agents. If no name is
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
`United States Patent and Trademark Office
`Addmss: COMMISSIONER FOR PATENTS
`PO. Box 1450
`Alexandria. Virginia 22313-1450
`www.u$plo.gov
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`APPLICATION NO.
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`FILING DATE
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`FIRST NAMED INVENTOR
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`ATTORNEY DOCKET NO.
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`CONFIRMATION NO.
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`14/010,175
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`08/26/2013
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`Kristopher D. Matthews
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`BOXB-P0l—US
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`5072
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`7590
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`49142
`SCHOX PLC
`500 3rd Street, Suite 515
`San Francisco. CA 94107
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`04/22/2014
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`IUNG. ALLEN J
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`3628
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`DATE MAILED: 04/22/2014
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`Determination of Patent Term Adjustment under 35 U.S.C. 154 (b)
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`The Patent Term Adjustment to date is 0 day(s). If the issue fee is paid on the date that is three months after the
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`pplieant(s)
`istopher D. Matthews
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`pplication No.
`14/010,175
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`ixaminer
`UNG, ALLEN J
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`Notice Requirin Inventor’s Oath or
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`0A properly executed inventor's oath or declaration has not been received for the following inventor(s):
`Kristopher D. Matthews.
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`Notice of Allowability
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`Application No.
`14/010,175
`§>L<fgm§rJUNG
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`Applicant(s)
`MATTHEWS, KRISTOPHER D.
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`- The MAILING DA TE of this communication appears on the cover sheet with the correspondence address»
`All claims being allowable, PROSECUTION ON THE MERITS IS (OR REMAINS) CLOSED in this application.
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`4. E lnterview Summary (PTO—413),
`Paper No./Mail Date 4/15/2014 .
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`/ALLEN J JUNG/
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`Primary Examiner, Art Unit 8628
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`5. IX] Examiner's Amendment/Comment
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`6. [Z Examiner's Statement of Reasons for Allowance
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`7. El Other
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`US. Patent and Trademark Oliice
`PTOL-37 (Rev. 08-13)
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`Notice of Allowability
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`Part of Paper No./Mail Date 20140417
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`Application/Control Number: 14/010,175
`Art Unit: 3628
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`The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the
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`first inventor to file provisions of the AlA.
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`EXAMlNER’S AMENDMENT
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`1.
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`An examiner's amendment to the record appears below. Should the changes
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`and/or additions be unacceptable to applicant, an amendment may be filed as provided
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`by 37 CFR 1.312. To ensure consideration of such an amendment, it MUST be
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`submitted no later than the payment of the issue fee.
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`Authorization for this examiner’s amendment was given in a telephone interview
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`with Representative Diana Lin on April 15, 2014.
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`The application has been amended as follows (ONLY AMENDED, CANCELLED,
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`or ADDED CLAIMS are listed below; claims with no status change are omitted from this
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`list):
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`1.
`(CURRENTLY AMENDED) A method for stored item distribution to a user, the
`user associated with a user identifier, the method comprising:
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`[[at]]by a computing system:
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`receiving a delivery request associated with the user identifier comprising a
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`requested time, a requested location, and a requested number of containers;
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`facilitating delivery of a set of containers to the requested location at the
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`requested time, the set of containers comprising at least the requested number of
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`containers, each container of the set associated with a unique storage identifier;
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`receiving a set of storage identifiers from a delivery device remote from the
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`computing system, each storage identifier of
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`the set of storage identifiers
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`associated with one of the set of containers;
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`associating the set of storage identifiers comprising a first storage identifier with
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`the user identifier in response to receipt of the set of storage identifiers from the
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`delivery device;
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`receiving a media description in association with the first storage identifier from a
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`user device associated with the user identifier, the user device remote from the
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`computing system;
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`storing the media description as a storage description for the first storage
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`identifier;
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`setting a fill status of the first storage identifier to packed;
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`receiving a removal reguest comprising storage identifiers associated with empgr
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`fill statuses from a pickup device remote from the computing system;
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`removing the storage identifiers having an empty fill status from the set of
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`storage identifiers associated with the user identifier;
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`receiving a summary request associated with the user identifier;
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`in response to receipt of the summary request, sending the storage description of
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`the first storage identifier; [[and]]
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`receiving a retrieval request associated with the user identifier comprising a
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`selection associated with the storage description, a retrieval
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`location, and a
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`retrieval time; and
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`facilitating delivery of a first container identified by the first storage identifier to
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`the retrieval location at the retrieval time.
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`2.
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`(CURRENTLY AMENDED) The method of claim1,
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`wherein facilitating delivery of the first container to the requested location at the
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`requested time comprises facilitating delivery of a container having an empty fill status
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`to the requested location at the requested time.
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`3.
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`(CURRENTLY AMENDED) The method of claim _1__[[2]], wherein setting the fill
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`status of the first storage identifier to packed comprises: setting the fill status of the first
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`storage identifier to packed in response to receiving a media description in association
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`with the first storage identifier from the user device.
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`4.
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`(CURRENTLY AMENDED) The method of claim _i___[[2]]. wherein setting the fill
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`status of the first storage identifier to packed comprises: setting the fill status of the first
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`storage identifier to packed in response to receipt of the first storage identifier in
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`association with a packed fill status from aseeenefdelwery the pickup device.
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`5.
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`(CURRENTLY AMENDED) The method of claim 4, wherein removing the seeend
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`storage
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`identifiers having an empty fill status from the set of storage identifiers
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`associated with the user identifier comprises:
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`in response to receipt of the second
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`storage identifier in association with an empty fill status from the pi_c_:Qp_seeenel deli-very
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`device, disassociating the second storage identifier from the user identifier.
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`(CURRENTLY AMENDED) The method of claim 4,
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`further comprising:
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`in
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`response to receipt of a pickup request comprising a pickup time associated with the
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`user identifier, facilitating container pickup from the requested location at the pickup
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`time by the seeenereleli-veiny pickup device.
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`7.
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`(CURRENTLY AMENDED) The method of claim 1, wherein facilitating delivery of
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`a first container to the requested location at the requested time comprises eempnses
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`sending a delivery request to the delivery device, the delivery request comprising the
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`requested location and requested time.
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`11.
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`(CURRENTLY AMENDED) The method of claim 1, wherein in response to
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`receipt of the first storage identifier from [[a]] t_h_e_delivery device, associating the user
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`identifier with the first storage identifier comprises:
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`receiving a plurality of images from the delivery device;
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`extracting a signature pattern from each image; and
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`identifying
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`a
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`pattern
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`extracted
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`signature patterns
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`corresponding to the first storage identifier.
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`14.
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`(CANCELLED)
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`15.
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`(CURRENTLY AMENDED) The method of claim 1_[[14]], wherein associating the
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`user identifier with a set of storage identifiers comprises associating the user identifier
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`with a set of storage identifiers, each storage identifier having an empty fill status.
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`16. - 19. (CANCELLED)
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`20.
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`(CURRENTLY AMENDED) The method of claim 1[[14]]. wherein setting the fill
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`status of the first storage identifier to packed comprises setting the fill status of the first
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`storage identifier to packed in response to receiving the description for
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`the first
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`container.
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`21.
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`(CURRENTLY AMENDED) The method of claim _1_[[14]], wherein setting the fill
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`status of the first storage identifier to packed comprises setting the fill status of the first
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`storage identifier to packed in response to receipt of the first storage identifier in
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`association with a packed fill status from the pickup a-delivery device.
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`22.
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`(CURRENTLY AMENDED) The method of claim 21, wherein removing storage
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`identifiers having an empty fiil status from the set of storage identifiers associated with
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`the user identifier comprises removing a second storage identifier having an empty fiil
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`status from the set of storage identifiers associated with the user identifier, wherein
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`receipt of the removal request from a device remote from the computing system
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`comprises receipt of the second storage identifier in association with an empty fiil status
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`from ereieiiver-y the pickup device.
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`23.
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`(CURRENTLY AMENDED) The method of claim _1_[[14]], wherein receiving a
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`description for
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`the first storage identifier comprises receiving media indicative of
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`container contents associated with the first storage identifier from the user device.
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`25.
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`(CANCELLED)
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`28. — 3o.
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`REASONS FOR ALLOWANCE
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`The following is an examiner’s statement of reasons for allowance:
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`The closest prior art of record is found in Hunsaker et al (US 2011/0218933 A1)
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`in view of Seeley (US 2007/0174130 A1 ).
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`Hunsaker discloses the following limitations of the independent claims 1:
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`receiving of a delivery request associated with the user identifier comprising a requested
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`time and a requested location (See at least Fig 5: items 132, Fig 6, item 142, Fig 8: item
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`232, 110056 and 110058)
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`facilitating delivery of a container to the requested location at the requested time, the
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`container associated with a storage identifier; (See at least Fig 5: items 132, Fig 6, item
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`142, Fig 8: item 232, 110056 and 110058)
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`associating a set of storage identifiers comprising the first storage identifier with the user
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`identifier; (See at least Fig 2: items 90 and 92, 110071, 110076, and Fig 20)
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`facilitating delivery of the first container to the retrieval location at the retrieval time. (See
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`at least 110046—110047, the Abstract, 110062110063)
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`Seeley discloses the following limitations of the independent claims 1:
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`receiving a media description from a user device associated with the user identifier; (see
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`at least 110015—110016)
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`storing the media description as a storage description for the first storage identifier; (see
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`at least 110015—110016)
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`in response to receipt of a summary request, sending the storage description of the first
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`storage identifier; (see at least 110015-110016 and 110019)
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`The disclosures of Hunsaker and Seeley, both taken individually and in
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`combination, fail to disclose at least the following claimed limitations:
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`receiving a delivery request associated with the user identifier comprising a
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`requested time, a requested location, and a requested number of containers;
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`facilitating delivery of a set of containers to the requested location at
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`the
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`requested time, the set of containers comprising at least the requested number of
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`containers, each container of the set associated with a unique storage identifier;
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`associating the set of storage identifiers comprising a first storage identifier with
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`the user identifier in response to receipt of the set of storage identifiers from the
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`delivery device;
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`receiving a media description in association with the first storage identifier;
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`setting a fill status of the first storage identifier to packed;
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`receiving a removal request comprising storage identifiers associated with empty
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`fill statuses from a pickup device remote from the computing system;
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`removing the storage identifiers having an empty fill status from the set of
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`storage identifiers associated with the user identifier;
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`receiving a retrieval request associated with the user identifier comprising a
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`selection associated with the storage description, a retrieval
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`location, and a
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`retrieval time; and
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`facilitating delivery of a first container identified by the first storage identifier to
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`the retrieval location at the retrieval time.
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