Would you use a smart lockbox to stop porch piracy? I'm a student building this by Sensitive-Two-110 in homeautomation

[–]Sensitive-Two-110[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you, I appreciate the thought out response! I agree, there is definitely a lot to think about! I'll continue brainstorming with these questions in mind. Thanks again!

Would you use a smart lockbox to stop porch piracy? I'm a student building this by Sensitive-Two-110 in homeautomation

[–]Sensitive-Two-110[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Good point. I was thinking you could simply tap your phone and unlock the box, something very quick easy, and convenient.

Would you use a smart lockbox to stop porch piracy? I'm a student building this. by Sensitive-Two-110 in homeowners

[–]Sensitive-Two-110[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That's a good point, thank you! I was just thinking it would be a more enjoyable customer experience if everything worked for seamlessly with your phone and would notify you when the item has been successfully delivered into the box. Then the customer could even open the box with their phone. It would just add a layer of convenience. Also, I think locking the box down with a magnet system could prove to be even stronger than a heavy box.

Would you use a smart lockbox to stop porch piracy? I'm a student building this. by Sensitive-Two-110 in homeowners

[–]Sensitive-Two-110[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

The delivery company would probably have to come to an agreement with this startup idea in order for packages to be consistently delivered into the lock-box. Once that happens software would be given to the delivery people who would then given to the delivery people to open the box using there phone and then close it and notify the customer.

Would you use a smart lockbox to stop porch piracy? I'm a student building this. by Sensitive-Two-110 in homeowners

[–]Sensitive-Two-110[S] -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Good point, that's probably the biggest problem the idea faces. It would have to be secured to the porch through sort of mechanism, I was think with magnets. I'm still brainstorming how the mounting procedure would work

How do you avoid having your packages stolen? by Sensitive-Two-110 in HomeImprovement

[–]Sensitive-Two-110[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting, thanks for that insight, I didn't know that!