Limited access invitation handling at a smart-home
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1. A method of handling delivery of a package by a deliverer of a delivery service-provider entity that comprises a delivery computing system to a smart environment that comprises a smart device, the method comprising:
- facilitating at least a portion of a placement of an order by an orderer for the delivery of the package to the smart environment using the delivery computing system;
generating unique invitation identification information for the order using the delivery computing system;
acquiring, at an environment computing system, the unique invitation identification information and recipient information indicative of the identification of an intended recipient of the package of the order;
based on the acquiring, defining, using the environment computing system, at least a portion of a mode setting that is associated with the acquired unique invitation identification information and the smart environment, the mode setting comprising a platform action;
after the defining, receiving, at the environment computing system from the smart environment, invitation identification data detected by the smart device from the deliverer, wherein the received invitation identification data comprises the unique invitation identification information;
identifying, using the environment computing system, the defined mode setting associated with the unique invitation identification information and the smart environment based on the unique invitation identification information of the received invitation identification data from the smart environment; and
carrying out, using the environment computing system, the platform action of the identified defined mode setting based on the identifying,wherein the carrying out of the platform action comprises;
determining, using at least one of the environment computing system or the smart device, that the intended recipient of the package is available at the smart environment when the deliverer is present at the smart environment and based on the determining, communicating with the intended recipient in a first manner that comprises conveying a message to the intended recipient; and
at least a portion of the message is indicative of the delivery of the package.
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Abstract
This patent specification relates to apparatus, systems, methods, and related computer program products for providing home security/smart home objectives. More particularly, this patent specification relates to a plurality of devices, including intelligent, multi-sensing, network-connected devices, that communicate with each other and/or with a central server or a cloud-computing system to provide any of a variety of useful home security/smart home objectives.
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1. A method of handling delivery of a package by a deliverer of a delivery service-provider entity that comprises a delivery computing system to a smart environment that comprises a smart device, the method comprising:
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facilitating at least a portion of a placement of an order by an orderer for the delivery of the package to the smart environment using the delivery computing system; generating unique invitation identification information for the order using the delivery computing system; acquiring, at an environment computing system, the unique invitation identification information and recipient information indicative of the identification of an intended recipient of the package of the order; based on the acquiring, defining, using the environment computing system, at least a portion of a mode setting that is associated with the acquired unique invitation identification information and the smart environment, the mode setting comprising a platform action; after the defining, receiving, at the environment computing system from the smart environment, invitation identification data detected by the smart device from the deliverer, wherein the received invitation identification data comprises the unique invitation identification information; identifying, using the environment computing system, the defined mode setting associated with the unique invitation identification information and the smart environment based on the unique invitation identification information of the received invitation identification data from the smart environment; and carrying out, using the environment computing system, the platform action of the identified defined mode setting based on the identifying, wherein the carrying out of the platform action comprises; determining, using at least one of the environment computing system or the smart device, that the intended recipient of the package is available at the smart environment when the deliverer is present at the smart environment and based on the determining, communicating with the intended recipient in a first manner that comprises conveying a message to the intended recipient; and at least a portion of the message is indicative of the delivery of the package. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of handling delivery of a package by a deliverer of a delivery service-provider entity that comprises a delivery computing system to a smart environment that comprises a smart device using an environment computing system associated with the smart environment, the method comprising:
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generating unique invitation identification information for an order by an orderer for the delivery of the package to the smart environment using the delivery computing system; acquiring, at the environment computing system from the delivery computing system, the unique invitation identification information and recipient information indicative of the identification of an intended recipient of the package of the order; based on the acquiring, defining, using the environment computing system, at least a portion of a mode setting that is associated with the acquired unique invitation identification information and the smart environment, the mode setting comprising a platform action; after the defining, receiving, at the environment computing system from the smart environment, invitation identification data detected by the smart device from the deliverer, wherein the received invitation identification data comprises the unique invitation identification information; in response to the receiving, identifying, using the environment computing system, the defined mode setting associated with the unique invitation identification information and the smart environment based on the unique invitation identification information of the received invitation identification data from the smart environment; and carrying out, using the environment computing system, the platform action of the identified defined mode setting based on the identifying, wherein the carrying out of the platform action comprises; determining that the intended recipient of the package is available at the smart environment when the deliverer is present at the smart environment and carrying out a first action based on the determining.
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17. A method of handling delivery of a package by a deliverer of a delivery service-provider entity that comprises a delivery computing system to a smart environment that comprises a smart device using an environment computing system associated with the smart environment, wherein unique invitation identification information is associated with an order by an orderer for the delivery of the package to an intended recipient user of the smart environment using the delivery computing system, the method comprising:
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detecting, by the smart device, the unique invitation identification information from the deliverer when the deliverer is present at the smart environment with the package; and in response to the detecting, carrying out a platform action when the deliverer is present at the smart environment, using the environment computing system, wherein the carrying out of the platform action comprises; identifying the intended recipient user using the detected unique invitation identification information; in response to the identifying, determining that the identified intended recipient user is currently available at the smart environment when the deliverer is present at the smart environment, and conveying a message to the identified intended recipient user that is indicative of the delivery of the package in response to the determining.
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