Secure Package Delivery
AssigneeAT&T Mobility II LLC
InventorsMario Kosseifi, Joseph Thomas
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Abstract
Wireless presence is used as a theft prevention mechanism for packages. When a package is shipped, the package includes a wireless security device. Before the package is delivered to its final destination shipping address, the wireless security device is activated and programmed with a security credential. The security credential, though, is based on information obtained during an initial purchase. The wireless security device may thus only be deactivated by a recipient participating in the initial purchase.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- receiving, by a processing system including a processor, a mobile application associated with a mobile application identifier at a first mobile device associated with a first cellular telephone number;
- and
- providing, by the processing system, a second cellular telephone number to the mobile application, wherein the second cellular telephone number is associated with a purchasing transaction and a second mobile device, wherein the mobile application provides the first cellular telephone number, the second cellular telephone number, and the mobile application identifier to a shipping service associated with delivery of a package associated with the purchasing transaction, wherein a first wireless security device integrated with the package is activated via a wireless activation signal including the first cellular telephone number and the mobile application identifier, and wherein the first wireless security device integrated with the package is deactivated via a first wireless deactivation signal received from the second mobile device and including the second cellular telephone number and the mobile application identifier.
A device, comprising:
- a processing system including a processor;
- and
- a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:
- receiving a mobile application associated with a mobile application identifier at a first mobile device associated with a first cellular telephone number;
- and
- providing a second cellular telephone number to the mobile application, wherein the second cellular telephone number is associated with a purchasing transaction and a second mobile device, wherein the mobile application provides the first cellular telephone number, the second cellular telephone number, and the mobile application identifier to a shipping service associated with delivery of a package associated with the purchasing transaction, and wherein a first wireless security device integrated with the package is deactivated via a first wireless deactivation signal received from the second mobile device and including the second cellular telephone number and the mobile application identifier.
A non-transitory machine-readable medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a device comprising a processing system including a processor, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:
- receiving a mobile application associated with a mobile application identifier at a first mobile device associated with a first cellular telephone number;
- and
- providing a second cellular telephone number to the mobile application, wherein the second cellular telephone number is associated with a purchasing transaction and a second mobile device, and wherein a first wireless security device integrated with a package associated with the purchasing transaction is deactivated via a first wireless deactivation signal received from the second mobile device and including the second cellular telephone number and the mobile application identifier.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.