Automatic determination that delivery of an untagged item occurs
A method and apparatus for automatically determining that delivery of an untagged item occurred are described. Data is received, from a gateway device located on a vehicle on which the untagged item is transported, where the data includes data collected by the gateway device from a set of devices external to the gateway device. A determination of whether the vehicle stopped is performed based on a first part of the data pertaining to the movement of the vehicle. Automatic determination of whether offload of cargo from the vehicle occurred, is performed based on a second part of the data, which is consistent with activity indicative of the offload of cargo from the vehicle as opposed to data collected based on a tag on an item. Responsive to determining that the offload of cargo from the vehicle occurred, a report including information to be used as proof of delivery is transmitted.
1. A method, in a management server device located in the cloud, of automatically determining that a delivery of an untagged item occurred, the method comprising:
receiving, from a gateway device located on a vehicle on which the untagged item is being transported, data including data collected by the gateway device from a set of one or more other devices on the vehicle and external to the gateway device;
determining based on a first part of the data, which pertains to movement of the vehicle, whether the vehicle has stopped for an interval of time in a location from a set of one or more scheduled delivery locations for the vehicle;
responsive to determining that the vehicle has stopped at the location from the set of scheduled delivery locations for the vehicle during the interval of time, automatically determining based on a second part of the data, which includes at least some data collected from the set or one or more other devices on the vehicle and external to the gateway device, and which is consistent with activity indicative of offload of cargo from the vehicle as opposed to data collected based on a tag on an item, whether offload of cargo from the vehicle occurred; and
responsive to determining that the offload of cargo from the vehicle occurred, automatically transmitting a report to a user device, wherein the report includes information to be used as proof of delivery of the untagged item at the location.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first part of the data includes a plurality of location readings recorded for the vehicle at different times during the interval of time, and wherein the determining based on a first part of the data includes:
determining that a difference between pairs of a subset of the plurality of location readings is smaller than a predetermined location difference threshold indicating that the vehicle remains at a same location during the interval of time; and
determining that the location is included in a set of scheduled delivery locations for the vehicle.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first part of the data includes a location reading and a plurality of speed measures recorded for the vehicle, and wherein the determining based on a first part of the data includes:
determining that each of at least a subset of the plurality of speed measures is smaller than a predetermined speed measure threshold indicating that the vehicle is immobile during the interval of time; and
determining that the location is included in a set of scheduled delivery locations for the vehicle.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein a first device from the set of one or more other devices on the vehicle and external to the gateway device was installed by the manufacturer of the vehicle as a safety measure, wherein data that the first device generates is being repurposed to detect activity indicative of the offload of cargo from the vehicle.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the gateway device and at least one of the set of one or more other devices are aftermarket devices installed on the vehicle and designed to be installed on vehicles regardless of a make and model of the vehicle.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second part of the data includes at least one of sensor measurements indicative of movement of a door of the vehicle located on a driver side, sensor measurements indicative of movement of a cargo door of the vehicle, one or more indications of whether a seat belt of a driver of the vehicle is buckled or unbuckled, and image data recorded by a camera located within the vehicle.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the automatically determining based on the second part of the data includes:
determining based on the second part of the data that a door of the vehicle located on a driver side was opened at a first time;
determining based on the second part of the data that the door of the vehicle located on the driver side was closed at a second time that is later than the first time; and
determining that a difference between the first time and the second time exceeds a predetermined threshold time.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the automatically determining based on the second part of the data includes:
determining based on the second part of the data that a cargo door of the vehicle was opened at a first time;
determining based on the second part of the data that a cargo door of the vehicle was closed at a second time that is later than the first time; and
determining that a difference between the first time and the second time exceeds a predetermined threshold time.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the automatically determining based on the second part of the data includes:
determining based on the second part of the data that a seat belt of a driver of the vehicle is unbuckled during the interval of time.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the automatically determining based on the second part of the data includes:
determining based on the second part of the data that a driver of the vehicle has left the vehicle during the interval of time.
11. A management server device located in the cloud for automatically determining that a delivery of an untagged item occurred, the management server device comprising:
a non-transitory computer readable storage medium to store instructions; and
a processor coupled with the non-transitory computer readable storage medium to process the stored instructions to:
receive from a gateway device located on a vehicle on which the untagged item is being transported, data including data collected by the gateway device from a set of one or more other devices on the vehicle and external to the gateway device,
determine based on a first part of the data, which pertains to movement of the vehicle, whether the vehicle has stopped for an interval of time in a location from a set of one or more scheduled delivery locations for the vehicle,
responsive to determining that the vehicle has stopped at the location from the set of scheduled delivery locations for the vehicle during the interval of time, automatically determine based on a second part of the data, which includes at least some data collected from the set or one or more other devices on the vehicle and external to the gateway device, and which is consistent with activity indicative of offload of cargo from the vehicle as opposed to data collected based on a tag on an item, whether offload of cargo from the vehicle occurred, and
responsive to determining that the offload of cargo from the vehicle occurred, automatically transmit a report to a user device, wherein the report includes information to be used as proof of delivery of the untagged item at the location.
12. The management server device of claim 11 , wherein the first part of the data includes a plurality of location readings recorded for the vehicle at different times during the interval of time, and wherein to determine based on a first part of the data includes to:
determine that a difference between pairs of a subset of the plurality of location readings is smaller than a predetermined location difference threshold indicating that the vehicle remains at a same location during the interval of time; and
determine that the location is included in a set of scheduled delivery locations for the vehicle.
13. The management server device of claim 11 , wherein the first part of the data includes a location reading and a plurality of speed measures recorded for the vehicle, and wherein to determine based on a first part of the data includes to:
determine that each of at least a subset of the plurality of speed measures is smaller than a predetermined speed measure threshold indicating that the vehicle is immobile during the interval of time; and
determine that the location is included in a set of scheduled delivery locations for the vehicle.
14. The management server device of claim 11 , wherein a first device from the set of one or more other devices on the vehicle and external to the gateway device was installed by the manufacturer of the vehicle as a safety measure, wherein data that the first device generates is being repurposed to detect activity indicative of the offload of cargo from the vehicle.
15. The management server device of claim 11 , wherein the gateway device and at least one of the set of one or more other devices are aftermarket devices installed on the vehicle and designed to be installed on vehicles regardless of a make and model of the vehicle.
16. The management server device of claim 11 , wherein the second part of the data includes at least one of sensor measurements indicative of movement of a door of the vehicle located on a driver side, sensor measurements indicative of movement of a cargo door of the vehicle, one or more indications of whether a seat belt of a driver of the vehicle is buckled or unbuckled, and image data recorded by a camera located within the vehicle.
17. The management server device of claim 11 , wherein to automatically determine based on the second part of the data includes to:
determine based on the second part of the data that a door of the vehicle located on a driver side was opened at a first time;
determine based on the second part of the data that the door of the vehicle located on the driver side was closed at a second time that is later than the first time; and
determine that a difference between the first time and the second time exceeds a predetermined threshold time.
18. The management server device of claim 11 , wherein to automatically determine based on the second part of the data includes to:
determine based on the second part of the data that a cargo door of the vehicle was opened at a first time;
determine based on the second part of the data that a cargo door of the vehicle was closed at a second time that is later than the first time; and
determine that a difference between the first time and the second time exceeds a predetermined threshold time.
19. The management server device of claim 11 , wherein to automatically determine based on the second part of the data includes to:
determine based on the second part of the data that a seat belt of a driver of the vehicle is unbuckled during the interval of time.
20. The management server device of claim 11 , wherein to automatically determine based on the second part of the data includes to:
determine based on the second part of the data that a driver of the vehicle has left the vehicle during the interval of time.
21. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium that provide instructions, which when executed by a processor of a management server device located in the cloud, cause said processor to perform operations comprising:
receiving, from a gateway device located on a vehicle on which an untagged item is being transported, data including data collected by the gateway device from a set of one or more other devices on the vehicle and external to the gateway device;
determining based on a first part of the data, which pertains to movement of the vehicle, whether the vehicle has stopped for an interval of time in a location from a set of one or more scheduled delivery locations for the vehicle;
responsive to determining that the vehicle has stopped at the location from the set of scheduled delivery locations for the vehicle during the interval of time, automatically determining based on a second part of the data, which includes at least some data collected from the set or one or more other devices on the vehicle and external to the gateway device, and which is consistent with activity indicative of offload of cargo from the vehicle as opposed to data collected based on a tag on an item, whether offload of cargo from the vehicle occurred; and
responsive to determining that the offload of cargo from the vehicle occurred, automatically transmitting a report to a user device, wherein the report includes information to be used as proof of delivery of the untagged item at the location.
22. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 21 , wherein the first part of the data includes a plurality of location readings recorded for the vehicle at different times during the interval of time, and wherein the determining based on a first part of the data includes:
determining that a difference between pairs of a subset of the plurality of location readings is smaller than a predetermined location difference threshold indicating that the vehicle remains at a same location during the interval of time; and
determining that the location is included in a set of scheduled delivery locations for the vehicle.
23. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 21 , wherein the first part of the data includes a location reading and a plurality of speed measures recorded for the vehicle, and wherein the determining based on a first part of the data includes:
determining that each of at least a subset of the plurality of speed measures is smaller than a predetermined speed measure threshold indicating that the vehicle is immobile during the interval of time; and
determining that the location is included in a set of scheduled delivery locations for the vehicle.
24. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 21 , wherein a first device from the set of one or more other devices on the vehicle and external to the gateway device was installed by the manufacturer of the vehicle as a safety measure, wherein data that the first device generates is being repurposed to detect activity indicative of the offload of cargo from the vehicle.
25. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 21 , wherein the gateway device and at least one of the set of one or more other devices are aftermarket devices installed on the vehicle and designed to be installed on vehicles regardless of a make and model of the vehicle.
26. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 21 , wherein the second part of the data includes at least one of sensor measurements indicative of movement of a door of the vehicle located on a driver side, sensor measurements indicative of movement of a cargo door of the vehicle, one or more indications of whether a seat belt of a driver of the vehicle is buckled or unbuckled, and image data recorded by a camera located within the vehicle.
27. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 21 , wherein the automatically determining based on the second part of the data includes:
determining based on the second part of the data that a door of the vehicle located on a driver side was opened at a first time;
determining based on the second part of the data that the door of the vehicle located on the driver side was closed at a second time that is later than the first time; and
determining that a difference between the first time and the second time exceeds a predetermined threshold time.
28. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 21 , wherein the automatically determining based on the second part of the data includes:
determining based on the second part of the data that a cargo door of the vehicle was opened at a first time;
determining based on the second part of the data that a cargo door of the vehicle was closed at a second time that is later than the first time; and
determining that a difference between the first time and the second time exceeds a predetermined threshold time.
29. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 21 , wherein the automatically determining based on the second part of the data includes:
determining based on the second part of the data that a seat belt of a driver of the vehicle is unbuckled during the interval of time.
30. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 21 , wherein the automatically determining based on the second part of the data includes:
determining based on the second part of the data that a driver of the vehicle has left the vehicle during the interval of time.