IP Library Granted Patent US 11,790,742
Granted Patent B2
US 11,790,742 · App. 17/569,033 · Granted Oct 17, 2023

Supervised delivery techniques

Inventors: Michael Li (Tysons, VA); Daniel Todd Kerzner (McLean, VA); Allison Beach (Leesburg, VA); Abraham Joseph Kinney (Vienna, VA); Donald Madden (Columbia, MD); Jeffrey A. Bedell (Arlington, VA)
Assignee: Alarm.com Incorporated
G08B13/19645G06Q10/0833G06V20/41G06V20/52G06V40/20G08B13/19613G08B25/08G06V20/44G06V30/224
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Patent No.
US 11,790,742
App. No.
17/569,033
Granted
Oct 17, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems and techniques are described for supervising and monitoring the delivery of a package to a property. In some implementations, shipment data indicating a package to be delivered at the property and identification information for a first person is obtained. A request for a second person to access the property and deliver the package that includes identification information for the second person is received. Identification information for the first person is compared to the identification information for the second person. Access to the property is provided to the second person. Sensor data generated by one or more sensors that are located throughout the property and while providing access to the property is obtained and analyzed. A determination of whether the second person delivered the package to the property is made based on analyzing the sensor data. Data indicating the determination is provided for output.

Claims (60)

1. A method comprising:

determining that a package is to be delivered at a particular location within a property;

determining a route to deliver the package from an entrance of the property to the particular location;

maintaining a rule specifying a restricted action that a delivery person is prohibited from performing while at the property;

identifying, along the route to deliver the package from the entrance of the property to the particular location, one or more devices that can assist with the delivery, wherein at least one of the one or more devices is located at a position other than the entrance and the particular location;

providing instructions to the one or more devices i) that were identified along the route to deliver the package from the entrance of the property to the particular location, and ii) at least one of which is located at the position other than the entrance and the particular location;

determining, using sensor data collected while the delivery person is at the property, that the rule is satisfied; and

performing one or more automated actions in response to determining that the rule is satisfied.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more devices comprise lights along the route to deliver the package from the entrance of the property to the particular location.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein identifying one or more devices along the route to deliver the package from the entrance of the property to the particular location comprises:

identifying a light in a region of the property that includes the particular location.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the one or more devices comprises an electronic lock along the route to deliver the package from the entrance of the property to the particular location.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining a route to deliver the package from the entrance of the property to the particular location comprises:

obtaining a floorplan of the property; and

determining the route using the floorplan of the property.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein determining a route to deliver the package from the entrance of the property to the particular location using the floorplan of the property comprises:

identifying, in the floorplan of the property, obstructions and pathways between the entrance of the property and the particular location; and

determining the route using the obstructions and the pathways identified between the entrance of the property and the particular location.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining that a package is to be delivered at a particular location within a property comprises:

determining a type of the package; and

determining the particular location within the property using the type of the package that was determined.

8. A system comprising:

one or more computers and one or more storage devices storing instructions that are operable, when executed by the one or more computers, to cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising:

determining that a package is to be delivered at a particular location within a property;

determining a route to deliver the package from an entrance of the property to the particular location;

maintaining a rule specifying a restricted action that a delivery person is prohibited from performing while at the property

identifying, along the route to deliver the package from the entrance of the property to the particular location, one or more devices that can assist with the delivery, wherein at least one of the one or more devices is located at a position other than the entrance and the particular location;

providing instructions to the one or more devices i) that were identified along the route to deliver the package from the entrance of the property to the particular location, and ii) at least one of which is located at the position other than the entrance and the particular location;

determining, using sensor data collected while the delivery person is at the property, that the rule is satisfied; and

performing one or more automated actions in response to determining that the rule is satisfied.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the one or more devices comprise lights along the route to deliver the package from the entrance of the property to the particular location.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein identifying one or more devices along the route to deliver the package from the entrance of the property to the particular location comprises:

identifying a light in a region of the property that includes the particular location.

11. The system of claim 8 , wherein the one or more devices comprises an electronic lock along the route to deliver the package from the entrance of the property to the particular location.

12. The system of claim 8 , wherein determining a route to deliver the package from the entrance of the property to the particular location comprises:

obtaining a floorplan of the property; and

determining the route using the floorplan of the property.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein determining a route to deliver the package from the entrance of the property to the particular location using the floorplan of the property comprises:

identifying, in the floorplan of the property, obstructions and pathways between the entrance of the property and the particular location; and

determining the route using the obstructions and the pathways identified between the entrance of the property and the particular location.

14. The system of claim 8 , wherein determining that a package is to be delivered at a particular location within a property comprises:

determining a type of the package; and

determining the particular location using the type of the package.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing software comprising instructions executable by one or more computers which, upon such execution, cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising:

determining that a package is to be delivered at a particular location within a property;

determining a route to deliver the package from an entrance of the property to the particular location;

maintaining a rule specifying a restricted action that a delivery person is prohibited from performing while at the property;

identifying, along the route to deliver the package from the entrance of the property to the particular location, one or more devices that can assist with the delivery, wherein at least one of the one or more devices is located at a position other than the entrance and the particular location;

providing instructions to the one or more devices i) that were identified along the route to deliver the package from the entrance of the property to the particular location, and ii) at least one of which is located at the position other than the entrance and the particular location;

determining, using sensor data collected while the delivery person is at the property, that the rule is satisfied; and

performing one or more automated actions in response to determining that the rule is satisfied.

16. The medium of claim 15 , wherein the one or more devices comprise lights along the route to deliver the package from the entrance of the property to the particular location.

17. The medium of claim 15 , wherein the one or more devices comprises an electronic lock along the route to deliver the package from the entrance of the property to the particular location.

18. The medium of claim 15 , wherein determining a route to deliver the package from the entrance of the property to the particular location comprises:

obtaining a floorplan of the property; and

determining the route using the floorplan of the property.

19. The medium of claim 18 , wherein determining a route to deliver the package from the entrance of the property to the particular location using the floorplan of the property comprises:

identifying, in the floorplan of the property, obstructions and pathways between the entrance of the property and the particular location; and

determining the route using the obstructions and the pathways identified between the entrance of the property and the particular location.

20. The method of claim 1 , wherein the rule i) identifies one or more regions of the property that are defined by boundaries and ii) indicates that movement through any of the boundaries is a restricted action.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 6, 2022
From: LI, MICHAEL; KERZNER, DANIEL TODD; BEACH, ALLISON; KINNEY, ABRAHAM JOSEPH; MADDEN, DONALD; BEDELL, JEFFREY A.
To: ALARM.COM INCORPORATED
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Continuity (4)
Continuation 16835834 · Mar 31, 2020
Continuation 15910327 · Mar 2, 2018
Provisional Application 62479731 · Mar 31, 2017
Related Publication 20220130149A1 · Apr 28, 2022