Verified receipt, notification, and theft deterrence of courier-delivered parcels

A system for high security delivery of a parcel from a shipper/merchant to a recipient/addressee via a deliverer, said system of the type employing an alarm unit affixed to the parcel to be delivered and an alert unit operable in concert with the alarm unit, said alert unit prepositioned at a recipient's delivery site, and said alarm unit and said alert unit being responsive to a preestablished identification code, said system comprising:

• (a) a shipper-supplied alarm unit having at least one alarm device, a motion detector for detecting movement of the alarm unit, a wireless transmitter for sending one or more classes of messages taken from the group including a delivery confirmation message, a receipt message and a violation message, a data input device for receiving an arming input including said preestablished identification code and a disarm input which also includes said preestablished identification code, all operatively connected to a first logic processor and a self-contained power source;
• (b) a recipient-controlled alert unit having a wireless receiver, a message sender, a display means, all operatively connected to a second logic processor and a power source;
• (c) a preestablished identification code provided via an independent communications means to said deliverer and said recipient;
• (d) whereby upon affixing said alarm unit to a parcel to be delivered before the parcel is left at the delivery site, and placing said alert unit by said recipient at the delivery site within range of the wireless transmitter, and arming said alarm unit by said deliverer by entry of said preestablished identification code via said data input device upon delivery of said parcel at said delivery site;
• (e) said transmitter under control of said first logic processor sends a delivery confirmation message to said alert unit for further dissemination by said message sender, the type of said further dissemination selected by said second logic processor from the group including displaying said message on said alert unit, notifying said recipient on said alert unit, initiating an alarm from said at least one alarm device on said alarm unit, and notifying one or more third parties at preset remote locations using disparate messaging channels;
• (f) said motion detector under the control of said first logic processor is enabled to initiate a transmitter sent violation message to said alert unit for further dissemination as before should said alarm unit movement detection occur before the recipient disarming of said alarm unit;
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• (g) whereby upon disarming said alarm unit by said recipient by entry of said preestablished identification code via said data input device, said transmitter sends a received message to said alert unit for further dissemination as before.