Monitoring duration of stay and region of stay

US12142103B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Deutsche Post AG · DE

Inventors

• Mareike Tietz · Cologne, DE
• Christian Kasper · Carrollton, US
• Frank Langer · Troisdorf, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 30, 2021
• Grant date: Nov 12, 2024
• Expiry date: Dec 30, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G07C2209/63
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Embodiments of a method are disclosed. In the method, it is checked whether a person stayed in a building or part of the building for less or no longer than a predefined duration to perform an action and/or only stayed in a predefined region of a building or part of the building. The building is accessible via an entrance securable with respect to unauthorised entry. Also, embodiments of a method are disclosed in which it is checked whether a person stayed in the building for less or no longer than a predefined duration to perform an action. Embodiments of a method are also disclosed in which information to unlock or indicative of a successful unlocking of an entrance securable with respect to unauthorised entry is received, and one or a plurality of signals which allow a position in the building to be deduced are provided.