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US 11,080,649 B2Granted
Remote access monitoring
AssigneeAmazon Technologies, Inc.
InventorsUnyoung Kim, David T. Chiu, Michael Crane, Calvin Nguyen, Rohit Shrivastava
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Abstract
Features are disclosed for controlling monitoring devices during unattended delivery of an item. The systems and methods described ensure the monitoring devices are monitoring a delivery location at a specified level before granting unattended access to the delivery location. Access may also be conditioned on user specified “do not disturb” rules indicating when remote access is authorized.
Claims23
A computer-implemented method of controlling access to a delivery location, the computer-implemented method comprising:
- under control of one or more computing devices executing specific computer-executable instructions,
- receiving a user input identifying a monitoring configuration for monitoring the delivery location equipped with a monitoring device and an access control device, wherein the monitoring configuration identifies:
- the monitoring device, and
- a recording parameter for the monitoring device;
- receiving, from a delivery device, a request to access the delivery location including an identifier for the delivery location;
- identifying the monitoring configuration based at least in part on the identifier for the delivery location;
- in response to receiving the request, transmitting a monitoring control message to the monitoring device, wherein the monitoring control message includes:
- the monitoring configuration, and
- a request to initiate monitoring according to the monitoring configuration;
- receiving, from the monitoring device, a monitoring control message response including at least one of:
- (i) an acknowledgement of monitoring, or
- (ii) monitoring data;
- determining that the monitoring control message response satisfies the monitoring configuration;
- based at least in part on determining that the monitoring control message response satisfies the monitoring configuration, confirming the monitoring device is monitoring the delivery location according to the monitoring configuration;
- and
- based at least in part on confirming the monitoring device is monitoring the delivery location according to the monitoring configuration, transmitting, to the monitoring device, an access control message indicating that the access control device is authorized to provide access to the delivery location, wherein in response to receiving the access control message, the monitoring device transmits an access command to the access control device.
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A computer-implemented method of controlling access to a delivery location, the computer-implemented method comprising:
- under control of one or more computing devices executing specific computer-executable instructions,
- receiving a user input identifying a monitoring configuration for monitoring the delivery location at which a monitoring device and an access control device are present, wherein the monitoring configuration identifies:
- the monitoring device, and
- a monitoring parameter for the monitoring device;
- receiving, from a portable communication device, a request to access the delivery location including information identifying the delivery location;
- in response to receiving the request, transmitting a monitoring control message to the monitoring device, wherein the monitoring control message includes:
- the monitoring configuration, and
- a request to initiate collection of monitoring data according to the monitoring configuration;
- receiving, from the monitoring device, monitoring data;
- determining that the monitoring data satisfies the monitoring configuration;
- and
- transmitting, to the monitoring device, a first access control message indicating that the monitoring device is authorized to provide access, via the access control device, to the delivery location, wherein in response to receiving the first access control message, the monitoring device transmits a first access command to the access control device.
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A system for controlling access to a delivery location, the system comprising:
- a computer-readable memory storing computer-executable instructions, and
- one or more computer processors in communication with the computer-readable memory, wherein the one or more computer processors are configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to at least:
- store, in a data store, a monitoring configuration for monitoring the delivery location at which a monitoring device and an access control device are present, wherein the monitoring configuration identifies:
- the monitoring device, and
- an updated monitoring parameter for the monitoring device;
- receive, from a portable communication device, a request to access the delivery location including information identifying the delivery location;
- in response to receiving the request, transmit a monitoring control message to the monitoring device, wherein the monitoring control message includes:
- the monitoring configuration, and
- a request to initiate collection of monitoring data according to the monitoring configuration;
- receive, from the monitoring device, monitoring data;
- determine that the monitoring data satisfies the monitoring configuration;
- and
- transmit, to the monitoring device, a first access control message indicating that the monitoring device is authorized to provide access, via the access control device, to the delivery location, wherein in response to receiving the first access control message, the monitoring device transmits a first access command to the access control device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.