Package protection using existing security system
US11257338B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 9, 2020 |
| Grant date | Feb 22, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 9, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08B21/023
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A computer-implemented method includes receiving, by a base station of a security system, an identification of a shipment package, the identification received from a first security sensor that is part of the security system. The method further includes adding, by the base station, a shipment device of the shipment package as a second security sensor of the security system. The method further includes configuring, by the base station, the shipment device in protect-mode, wherein the shipment device sounds an alarm in response to the shipment being displaced by at least a predetermined distance when in the protect-mode. The method further includes reconfiguring, by the base station, the shipment device in safe-mode in response to receiving, from a customer associated with the shipment package, a confirmation signal that the shipment package has been safely received.
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