# US 2019/0378364 A1 · Unattended physical delivery access method and itinerary control system

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- Number: US 2019/0378364 A1
- Document ID: US20190378364A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 16/206,353
- Filed: 2018-11-30
- Published: 2019-12-12
- Earliest claimed: 2018-06-11
- Inventors: Dean Drako
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190378364A1

## CPC

- G07C 9/21: having a variable access code
- G06Q 10/08355: {Routing methods}
- G07C 9/27: with central registration
- G07C 9/28: the pass enabling tracking or indicating presence
- G07C 9/29: the pass containing active electronic elements, e.g. smartcards
- H04W 4/023: {using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds}
- H04W 4/029: Location-based management or tracking services
- H04W 12/08: Access security
- H04W 12/61: Time-dependent
- H04W 12/64: using geofenced areas
- G07C 9/00571: {operated by interacting with a central unit}
- G07C 2009/00865: {remotely by wireless communication}
- G07C 2209/08: With time considerations, e.g. temporary activation, valid time window or time limitations
- G07C: TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
- 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
- H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72)

## Abstract

An unattended physical delivery access control system includes a wireless mobile agent which journeys from multiple supply originations to many unattended delivery destinations through one or more actively communicative waypoints. In the vicinity of waypoints specified in an itinerary, the agent transacts tokens which are relayed to a cloud server. As the agent approaches the unattended delivery destination, the server verifies its credentials and the transit tokens transformed by waypoints. A portal actuator is operated by a physical access control server to enable delivery upon arrival and secure the portal upon departure. The agent is credentialed by each supply origination apparatus and receives destination, itinerary routing, and transit token(s). Waypoint identifiers may be recorded into the transit tokens by the agent. Each active waypoint acquires a token from the agent and relays it to the cloud server for validation.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A journey-based physical access control system for multiple unaffiliated supply chain providers comprising:
a cloud access control server (server); the server coupled to all of,
a hybrid communication network (network); the network coupled to,
a first plurality of supply origination authentication anchor points (anchor point);
a second plurality of supply recipient destination portal actuators to enable physical access;
a physical access controller;
at least one actively communicating waypoint (waypoint) at a location in the vicinity of a supply recipient destination portal actuator; and
a third plurality of location-sensitive mobile wireless devices (device) configured with an agent, wherein said network comprises wired and wireless communication channels.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1 wherein each device comprises:
at least one location sensor and,
a store for at least one location of an actively communicating waypoint in the vicinity of a supply recipient destination portal actuator.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1 wherein each anchor point comprises:
a trusted communication circuit to establish authentication and credentialization of the location-sensitive mobile wireless device at journey start.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1 wherein each waypoint comprises:
a communication circuit coupled to the cloud access control server;
a communication circuit coupled to at least one location-sensitive mobile wireless device (device); and
a transformation circuit to receive a transit token from said device, and transform it with datetime and location for transmission to said cloud access control server.

### Claim 5

A method for operation of a cloud access control server comprising processes:
receiving transit tokens transformed by an actively communicative waypoint from a location-sensitive mobile wireless device;
receiving a physical access request from a location-sensitive mobile wireless device to actuate a supply recipient destination portal; and
transmitting to a physical access controller a command to actuate a supply recipient destination portal on a condition that a transformed transit token and a physical access request from a device match a previously stored supply chain waybill assigned to the device at an anchor point.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The method of claim 5 further comprising:
authenticating and credentializing a device; and
transmitting a destination, waypoint, itinerary and transit token.

### Claim 7

A method for operating a location-sensitive mobile wireless device comprising:
connecting to a cloud access control server (server) at an anchor point; authenticating and installing a credential; receiving an itinerary, destination location, actively communicative waypoint location, and transit token;
transacting a transit token with said actively communicative waypoint; and
transmitting to the server, a request to actuate a portal at a destination.