Parcel delivery prediction-based theft detection
AssigneeAmazon Technologies, Inc.
InventorsJoshua Roth, James Siminoff
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Abstract
Techniques are disclosed to detect and/or deter parcel theft based at least in part on predicted parcel delivery times. In various embodiments, a predicted delivery time at which a parcel is expected to be delivered to an associated delivery address is determined based at least in part on delivery schedule information. An audio/video recording and communication device installed at the delivery address is operated in a parcel protect mode in which the audio/video recording and communication device is configured to be used to detect one or both of delivery of the parcel to the delivery address and removal of the parcel from the delivery address.
Claims20
A system, comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- one or more data storage devices operatively coupled to the one or more processors, and storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
- cause an audio/video recording and communication device (A/V device) installed at a delivery address to operate in a parcel protect mode beginning at a time determined at least in part based on a predicted parcel delivery time such that, when in the parcel protect mode, the A/V device is configured to capture images of one or both of delivery of a parcel to the delivery address and removal of the parcel from the delivery address,
- the predicted parcel delivery time being based on delivery schedule information of the parcel received from a delivery service provider and identifying an estimated time when the parcel is expected to be delivered to the delivery address.
A method, comprising:
- causing an audio/video recording and communication device (A/V device) installed at a delivery address to operate in a parcel protect mode such that, when in the parcel protect mode, the A/V device is configured to capture images of one or both of delivery of a parcel to the delivery address and removal of the parcel from the delivery address;
- and
- causing the A/V device to no longer operate in the parcel protect mode in response to an indication that the parcel was removed by an authorized person.
A computer program product embodied in a non-transitory computer-readable medium and comprising computer instructions for:
- causing an audio/video recording and communication device (A/V device) installed at a first delivery address to operate in a parcel protect mode, beginning at a time determined at least in part based on a first predicted parcel delivery time such that, when in the parcel protect mode, the A/V device is configured to capture images of one or both of delivery of a first parcel to the first delivery address and removal of the parcel from the delivery address,
- in response to indication that the first parcel has been removed from the first delivery address by an unauthorized person:
- (1) determining, based at least in part on delivery schedule information of a second parcel, a second delivery address associated with the second parcel expected to be delivered to the second delivery address at a second predicted parcel delivery time subsequent to the first predicted parcel delivery time, and (2) taking responsive action with respect to the second delivery address.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.