Abstract: A home delivery box is provided with a electromagnetic release mechanism. The delivery box includes a container with an interior that holds an item being delivered to the delivery box by a carrier. The delivery box includes an access door configured to close the container. The delivery box also includes an electromagnetic lock. The electromagnetic lock includes a bar; an electromagnet configured to lock the delivery box when the access door is closed; and a switch configured to deactivate the electromagnet. When the access door is closed and the bar is depressed from an interior, the bar pushes a lip portion into an activation area to activate the switch thereby breaking current to the electromagnetic lock which releases the electromagnetic lock.

Abstract: A system include a server configured to: receive a request from a computing device to unlock a delivery box; determine whether the request is authenticated; and send an unlock signal to the delivery box in response to the request being authenticated, such that when the unlock signal is sent to the delivery box, the delivery box is remotely unlocked in response thereto. The delivery box may include a container comprising an interior configured to hold an item; an access door configured to close the container; a system configured to be activated to disinfect/sanitize the interior. The controller is connected to a network and a user is configured to control the controller over the network.

Abstract: A system include a server configured to: receive a request from a computing device to unlock a delivery box; determine whether the request is authenticated; and send an unlock signal to the delivery box in response to the request being authenticated, such that when the unlock signal is sent to the delivery box, the delivery box is remotely unlocked in response thereto. The delivery box may include a container comprising an interior configured to hold an item; an access door configured to close the container; a UV LED configured to be activated to disinfect the interior when the access door is closed relative to the container; and a controller that controls the UV LED. The controller is connected to a network and a user is configured to control the controller over the network.