System and method for remotely attended delivery
First Claim
1. A method for remotely monitoring deliveries, the method comprising:
- detecting an arrival of a delivery at an access point;
notifying a monitoring center of the arrival of the delivery at the access point;
verifying at least one verification detail, the at least one verification detail correlating to the delivery; and
sending a configuration signal from the monitoring center to the access point, the configuration signal having instructions for controlling an entrance at the access point.
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Abstract
A method and system for remotely monitoring deliveries, the method and system include detecting an arrival of a delivery at an access point and notifying a monitoring center of the arrival of the delivery at the access point. The method and system include verifying at least one verification detail, which correlates to the delivery, and sending a configuration signal from the monitoring center to the access point, which has instructions for controlling an entrance at the access point. The method and system can further include sending a second configuration signal from the monitoring center to the access point, which has instructions for controlling an entrance at the access point upon completion of the delivery. The method and system can further include sending an indication signal from the monitoring center to the access point, which has instructions for controlling an indicator at the access point.
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36 Claims
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1. A method for remotely monitoring deliveries, the method comprising:
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detecting an arrival of a delivery at an access point; notifying a monitoring center of the arrival of the delivery at the access point; verifying at least one verification detail, the at least one verification detail correlating to the delivery; and sending a configuration signal from the monitoring center to the access point, the configuration signal having instructions for controlling an entrance at the access point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A monitoring center for monitoring and controlling customer premises equipment, the monitoring center comprising:
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a monitoring server having a monitoring application, a database, the database recording delivery data; and a monitoring terminal in communication with the monitoring server, the database, at least one communication network and the customer premises equipment, the monitoring server receiving a notification of an arrival of a delivery at an access point of the customer premises equipment, and verifying at least one verification detail that correlates to the delivery. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A system for remotely monitoring deliveries, the system comprising:
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customer premises equipment, the customer premises equipment including; an access control system having a notification input device and a notification indicator, the access control system controls access to at least one door entrance of the customer premises equipment; and a monitoring center for monitoring and controlling the customer premises equipment, the monitoring center including; a monitoring server that contains a monitoring application, a database for recording delivery data; and a monitoring terminal in communication with the monitoring server, the database, at least one communication network and the customer premises equipment, the monitoring terminal receiving a notification of an arrival of a delivery at the at least one door entrance of the customer premises equipment and verifying at least one verification detail that correlates to the delivery. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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