Automatic determination that delivery of an untagged item occurs
US10102495B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 18, 2017 |
| Grant date | Oct 16, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 18, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07C5/08
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
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.
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