# US 2017/0255902 A1 · Vehicle identification and interception > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2017/0255902 A1 - Document ID: US20170255902A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/058,663 - Filed: 2016-03-02 - Published: 2017-09-07 - Earliest claimed: 2016-03-02 - Assignees: International Business Machines Corporation - Applicants: International Business Machines Corporation - Inventors: Ahamed Jalaldeen; Chivukula V. Narayana - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20170255902A1 ## CPC - G06Q 10/0833: Tracking - G08G 1/017: identifying vehicles (G08G1/015, G08G1/054 take precedence) - G08G 1/205: {Indicating the location of the monitored vehicles as destination, e.g. accidents, stolen, rental} - G08G 1/207: {with respect to certain areas, e.g. forbidden or allowed areas with possible alerting when inside or outside boundaries} - G08G 5/26: Transmission of traffic-related information between aircraft and ground stations - G08G 5/55: for a single aircraft - G08G 5/57: for unmanned aircraft - G08G 5/59: in accordance with predefined flight zones, e.g. to avoid prohibited zones - G08G 5/727: {from a ground station} - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - G08G: TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS (guiding railway traffic, ensuring the safety of railway traffic B61L; arrangement of road signs or traffic signals E01F9/00; radar or analogous systems, sonar systems, lidar systems specially adapted for traffic control G01S13/91, G01S15/88, G01S17/88; {radar or analogous systems, sonar systems, lidar systems specially adapted for anti-collision purposes G01S13/93, G01S15/93, G01S17/93}) ## Abstract A method and system for identifying and intercepting a delivery vehicle is provided. The method includes executing a search process with respect to a plurality of delivery vehicles within a predefined geographical area and locating, within the predefined geographical area, at least one delivery vehicle of the plurality of delivery vehicles. A communication link from the delivery vehicle monitoring apparatus and the at least one delivery vehicle is established and identification data identifying the at least one delivery vehicle is retrieved. The identification data is verified with respect to a registry including identities associated with multiple delivery vehicles and it is determined if the identification data is associated with any of the identities. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A delivery vehicle identification and intercept method comprising: executing, by a computer processor of delivery vehicle monitoring apparatus, a search process with respect to a plurality of delivery vehicles within a predefined geographical area; locating within said predefined geographical area, by said computer processor, at least one delivery vehicle of said plurality of delivery vehicles; establishing, by said computer processor, a communication link from said delivery vehicle monitoring apparatus to said at least one delivery vehicle; retrieving, by said computer processor from said at least one delivery vehicle, identification data identifying said at least one delivery vehicle; verifying, by said computer processor, said identification data with respect to a registry comprising identities associated with multiple delivery vehicles; and determining, by said computer processor based on results of said verifying, if said identification data is associated with any of said identities. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein results of said verifying indicate that said identification data is not associated with any of said identities, and wherein said method further comprises: executing, by said computer processor, an automated intercept process with respect to said at least one delivery vehicle. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein said automated intercept process comprises: transmitting, by said computer processor, a communication request to a delivery vehicle control apparatus controlling said at least one delivery vehicle. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The method of claim 3, wherein said communication request does not result in communications being established from said at least one delivery vehicle monitoring apparatus to said delivery vehicle control apparatus, and wherein said method further comprises: transmitting, by said computer processor to an authorized entity, a notification indicating possible suspicious activity of said at least one delivery vehicle. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The method of claim 3, wherein said communication request results in communications being established from said delivery vehicle monitoring apparatus to said delivery vehicle control apparatus, and wherein said automated intercept process further comprises: transmitting, to said delivery vehicle monitoring apparatus, an intercept request for landing said at least one delivery vehicle, wherein said intercept request comprises a instructions for said landing said at least one delivery vehicle with respect to specified GPS coordinates associated with a geographical location for said landing. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5, wherein said intercept request is refused by said delivery vehicle control apparatus, and wherein said delivery vehicle monitoring apparatus notifies an authorized entity that said intercept request is refused by: transmitting, to said authorized entity, a notification indicating that said intercept request is refused by said delivery vehicle control apparatus. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5, wherein said intercept request is accepted by said delivery vehicle control apparatus, and wherein said automated intercept process further comprises: monitoring navigation of said at least one delivery vehicle with respect to said specified GPS coordinates associated with said geographical location for said landing; and additionally determining, based on results of said monitoring, if said at least one delivery vehicle is deviating from a travel path towards said geographical location. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, wherein results of said additionally determining indicate that said at least one delivery vehicle is deviating from said travel path towards said geographical location, and wherein said method further comprises: transmitting, to an authorized entity, a notification indicating that said at least one delivery vehicle is deviating from said travel path towards said geographical location.. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, wherein results of said additionally determining indicate that said at least one delivery vehicle is not deviating from said travel path towards said geographical location, and wherein said automated intercept process further comprises: determining that said at least one delivery vehicle has arrived at said geographical location; and landing said at least one delivery vehicle. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein results of said verifying indicate that said identification data is associated with a first identity of said identities, and wherein said method further comprises: comparing, by said computer processor based on analysis of data of said registry, a planned travel path of said at least one delivery vehicle with respect to a destination location of said at least one delivery vehicle with respect to a currently executed travel path of said at least one delivery vehicle with respect to said destination location; and additionally determining, by said computer processor based on results of said comparing, if said currently executed travel path comprises a same travel path as said planned travel path. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein results of said additionally determining indicate that said currently executed travel path does not comprise a same travel path as said planned travel path, and wherein said method further comprises: transmitting, by said computer processor to said at least one vehicle, a command for landing said at least one delivery vehicle at a specified location. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein results of said additionally determining indicate that said currently executed travel path comprises a same travel path as said planned travel path, and wherein said method further comprises: transmitting, by said computer processor to said at least one delivery vehicle, an authorization command for travel with respect to said currently executed travel path; and terminating, by said computer processor, said communication link between said delivery vehicle monitoring apparatus and said at least one delivery vehicle. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein said establishing said communication link does not result in communications being established from said delivery vehicle monitoring apparatus to said at least one delivery vehicle, and wherein said method further comprises: transmitting, by said computer processor to an authorized entity, a notification indicating possible suspicious activity of said at least one delivery vehicle. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: providing at least one support service for at least one of creating, integrating, hosting, maintaining, and deploying computer-readable code in the control hardware, said code being executed by the computer processor to implement: said executing, said locating, said establishing, said retrieving, said verifying, and said determining. ### Claim 15 A computer program product, comprising a computer readable hardware storage device storing a computer readable program code, said computer readable program code comprising an algorithm that when executed by a computer processor of a delivery vehicle monitoring apparatus implements a delivery vehicle identification and intercept method, said method comprising: executing, by said computer processor, a search process with respect to a plurality of delivery vehicles within a predefined geographical area; locating within said predefined geographical area, by said computer processor, at least one delivery vehicle of said plurality of delivery vehicles; establishing, by said computer processor, a communication link from said delivery vehicle monitoring apparatus to said at least one delivery vehicle; retrieving, by said computer processor from said at least one delivery vehicle, identification data identifying said at least one delivery vehicle; verifying, by said computer processor, said identification data with respect to a registry comprising identities associated with multiple delivery vehicles; and determining, by said computer processor based on results of said verifying, if said identification data is associated with any of said identities. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The computer program product of claim 15, wherein results of said verifying indicate that said identification data is not associated with any of said identities, and wherein said method further comprises: executing, by said computer processor, an automated intercept process with respect to said at least one delivery vehicle. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The computer program product of claim 16, wherein said automated intercept process comprises: transmitting, by said computer processor, a communication request to a delivery vehicle control apparatus controlling said at least one delivery vehicle. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The computer program product of claim 17, wherein said communication request does not result in communications being established from said at least one delivery vehicle monitoring apparatus to said delivery vehicle control apparatus, and wherein said method further comprises: transmitting, by said computer processor to an authorized entity, a notification indicating possible suspicious activity of said at least one delivery vehicle. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The computer program product of claim 17, wherein said communication request results in communications being established from said delivery vehicle monitoring apparatus to said delivery vehicle control apparatus, and wherein said automated intercept process further comprises: transmitting, to said delivery vehicle monitoring apparatus, an intercept request for landing said at least one delivery vehicle, wherein said intercept request comprises a instructions for said landing said at least one delivery vehicle with respect to specified GPS coordinates associated with a geographical location for said landing. ### Claim 20 A delivery vehicle monitoring apparatus comprising a computer processor coupled to a computer-readable memory unit, said memory unit comprising instructions that when executed by the computer processor executes a delivery vehicle identification and intercept method comprising: executing, by said computer processor, a search process with respect to a plurality of delivery vehicles within a predefined geographical area; locating within said predefined geographical area, by said computer processor, at least one delivery vehicle of said plurality of delivery vehicles; establishing, by said computer processor, a communication link from said delivery vehicle monitoring apparatus to said at least one delivery vehicle; retrieving, by said computer processor from said at least one delivery vehicle, identification data identifying said at least one delivery vehicle; verifying, by said computer processor, said identification data with respect to a registry comprising identities associated with multiple delivery vehicles; and determining, by said computer processor based on results of said verifying, if said identification data is associated with any of said identities.