US 12,609,011 B2Granted

Systems and methods for package monitoring

AssigneeAdeia Guides Inc.

InventorsDhananjay Lal, Reda Harb, Jean-Yves Couleaud

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Abstract

Systems and methods of monitoring packages starting from a point of shipment from a warehouse, to delivery at a delivery address, and up to or through a post-delivery event affecting the packages are disclosed. At a first platform associated with a camera located at the delivery address of the package, the package is determined to be delivered at a designated drop-off area associated with the delivery address. Based on determining that the package has been delivered, the designated drop-off area is monitored for movement in relation to the package. Based on detecting movement in the designated drop-off area, a determination is made as to whether the movement is associated with an authorized user or an unauthorized user. Based on determining that the movement is associated with an unauthorized user, an action is performed to address the movement of the unauthorized user in relation to the package.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A computer-implemented method, comprising:

determining, at a first platform associated with a camera located at a delivery address, that a package has been delivered to a designated drop-off area associated with the delivery address, wherein the determining that the package has been delivered to the designated drop-off area further comprises:
receiving an unverified indication that the package has been delivered to the delivery address;
and
based on receiving the unverified indication, verifying that the package is located at the designated drop-off area based on a plurality of first images captured by the camera, wherein the plurality of first images captured by the camera comprises images captured prior to determining that the package has been delivered to the designated drop-off area, and wherein the plurality of first images captured by the camera are included in a video;
based on receiving the unverified indication that the package has been delivered, generating a tag;
associating the tag with a timepoint in the video, wherein the timepoint corresponds to a time when the unverified indication was received;
providing, to a user device, the video and the tag, wherein the tag allows for navigating the video directly to the timepoint in the video;
monitoring, by the first platform based on a plurality of second images captured by the camera, for movement in the designated drop-off area in relation to the package;
and
based on detecting movement in the designated drop-off area in relation to the package, performing an action to address the movement.

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A system, comprising:

control circuitry configured to:
determine, at a first platform associated with a camera located at a delivery address, that a package has been delivered to a designated drop-off area associated with the delivery address, wherein the control circuitry, in determining that the package has been delivered to the designated drop-off area, is further configured to:
receive an unverified indication that the package has been delivered to the delivery address;
and
based on receiving the unverified indication, verify that the package is located at the designated drop-off area based on a plurality of first images captured by the camera, wherein the plurality of first images captured by the camera comprises images captured prior to determining that the package has been delivered to the designated drop-off area, and wherein the plurality of first images captured by the camera are included in a video;
based on receiving the unverified indication that the package has been delivered, generate a tag;
associate the tag with a timepoint in the video, wherein the timepoint corresponds to a time when the unverified indication was received;
and
provide, to a user device, the video and the tag, wherein the tag allows for navigating the video directly to the timepoint in the video;
input/output circuitry configured to:
receive a plurality of second images captured by the camera;
and
wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:
monitor, by the first platform based on the plurality of second images captured by the camera, for movement in the designated drop-off area in relation to the package;
and
based on detecting movement in the designated drop-off area in relation to the package, perform an action to address the movement.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 18/888,971Filed 18 Sep 2024
Published: US 2026/0080763 A119 Mar 2026
Granted: 21 Apr 2026
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification10 codes

G08B 13/1961
Image analysis to detect motion of the intruder, e.g. by frame subtraction: movement detection not involving frame subtraction, e.g. motion…
G06Q 10/083
Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management: shipping
G06Q 10/0833
Shipping: tracking
G06V 20/52
Context or environment of the image: surveillance or monitoring of activities, e.g. for recognising suspicious objects