Secured package holder device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11051645-B1
Application number	US-202016745612-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Jan 17, 2020
Priority date	Feb 16, 2017
Publication date	Jul 6, 2021
Grant date	Jul 6, 2021

Abstract

A monitoring system is configured to monitor a property. The monitoring system includes a package holder device that is configured to receive a package at the package holder device. The package holder device is configured to secure the package. The package holder device is configured to arm the package holder device. The monitoring system includes a monitoring control unit that is configured to receive, from the package holder device, data indicating that the package holder device secured the package and that the package holder device armed. The monitoring control unit is configured to communicate, to a user device of a resident of the property, a package delivery confirmation notification indicating that the package holder device received and secured the package.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A monitoring system that is configured to monitor a property, comprising:
a package holder device that includes a landing pad and a plurality of cables that are configured to secure a package,
a motion sensor that is in a vicinity of the package holder device and that is configured to generate motion data in response to detecting motion in a vicinity of the package holder device,
a monitoring control unit that is configured to:
receive, from a third party server, a shipping notification that indicates an expected delivery of a package to the monitored property;
receive, from the motion sensor, motion data;
based on the shipping notification and the motion data, generate a voice command that includes instructions for securing a package into the package holder device;
transmit, to the package holder device, the voice command, wherein the package holder device is configured to output the voice command, secure the package by connecting ends of two or more of the plurality of cables and tightening the plurality of cables around the package, and arm the package holder device;
receive, from the package holder device, data indicating that the package holder device secured the package and that the package holder device is armed; and
communicate, to a user device of a resident of the property, a package delivery confirmation notification indicating that the package holder device received and secured the package.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the shipping notification includes package size data that indicates a size of the package, and
the monitoring control unit is configured to generate the voice command that includes the instructions for securing the package into the package device holder device based on the package size data that indicates the size of the package.

3. The system of claim 1 , comprising:
a camera that is in a vicinity of the package holder device and that is configured to capture image data,
wherein the monitoring control unit is configured to:
receive, from the camera, image data;
analyze the image data;
based on analyzing the image data, determine that a person holding a package is in the vicinity of the package holder device;
based on the shipping notification, the motion data, and determining that the person holding the package is in the vicinity of the package holder device, generate a voice command that includes instructions for securing the package into the package device holder device.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the monitoring control unit is configured to:
based on analyzing the image data, estimate a size of the package; and
generate the voice command that includes the instructions for securing the package into the package device holder device based on the estimated size of the package.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein:
the monitoring control unit is configured to:
receive, from the package holder device, movement data that indicates movement of the package holder device;
based on the movement data, determine that the movement of the package holder device satisfies a movement threshold;
based on the shipping notification, the motion data, and determining that the movement of the package holder device satisfies the movement threshold, generate a voice command that includes instructions for securing the package into the package device holder device.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the monitoring control unit is configured to:
receive, from the package holder device, movement data that indicates movement of the package holder device by:
receiving accelerometer data from an accelerometer included in the package holder device; and
receiving gyroscope data from a gyroscope included in the package holder device.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the monitoring control unit is configured to:
monitor the package holder device that secured the package and that is armed;
while monitoring the package holder device that secured the package and that is armed, determine that the package holder device is disarmed; and
based on determining that the package holder device is disarmed, cease to monitor the package holder device.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the monitoring control unit is configured to:
detect a disarming condition;
based on detecting the disarming condition, disarm the package holder device by disconnecting the ends of the two or more of the plurality of cables; and
communicate, to the user device of the resident of the property, a notification indicating that the package holder device is disarmed.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the monitoring control unit is configured to:
based on communicating a notification indicating that the package holder device is disarmed, communicate, to the third party server, a notification indicating that the package is delivered to the resident of the property.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the monitoring control unit is configured to:
detect the disarming condition by:
receiving a disarm code;
receiving, from the package holder device, location data that indicates a location of the package holder device;
comparing the received disarm code to a stored disarm code; and
disarming the package holder device based on the received disarm code matching the stored disarm code and the location of the package holder device.

11. A computer-implemented method comprising:
receiving, from a third party server, a shipping notification that indicates an expected delivery of a package to the monitored property;
receiving, from a motion sensor that is in a vicinity of a package holder device, motion data, wherein the package holder device includes a landing pad and a plurality of cables that are configured to secure a package;
based on the shipping notification and the motion data, generating a voice command that includes instructions for securing a package into the package device holder device;
transmitting, to the package holder device, the voice command, wherein the package holder device is configured to output the voice command, secure the package and arm the package holder device, wherein the package is secured by connecting ends of two or more of the plurality of cables and tightening the plurality of cables around the package;
receiving, from the package holder device, data indicating that the package holder device secured the package and that the package holder device is armed; and
communicating, to a user device of a resident of the property, a package delivery confirmation notification indicating that the package holder device received and secured the package.

12. The method of claim 11 , comprising:
generating a voice command that includes instructions for securing a package into the package device holder device by generating the voice command that includes the instructions for securing the package into the package device holder device based on a package size data that indicates the size of the package,
wherein the shipping notification includes the package size data that indicates a size of the package.

13. The method of claim 11 , comprising:
receiving, from a camera that is in a vicinity of the package holder device, image data;
analyzing the image data;
based on analyzing the image data, determining that a person holding a package is in the vicinity of the package holder device;
based on the shipping notification, motion data, and determining that the person holding the package is in the vicinity of the package holder device, generating a voice command that includes instructions for securing the package into the package device holder device.

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Assignees

• Alarm Com Inc

Inventors

• Giles Chad
• Giles Linnea

Classifications

• A47G2029/149

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• A47G2029/144

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• G08B1/00

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• G08B29/046

  prevention of tampering with detection circuits · CPC title

• G08B19/00

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