PACKAGE DELIVERY NOTIFICATION AND PROTECTION DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD
First Claim
1. A package delivery notification and protection device, comprising:
- a package sensor including a placement surface and configured to generate a sensor signal indicating whether a package has been placed on or removed from the placement surface;
wireless communications circuitry configured to communicate over a wireless network; and
processing circuitry coupled to the package sensor and coupled to the wireless communications circuitry to communicate over the wireless network, the processing circuitry configured to send a delivery notification over the wireless network responsive to the sensor signal indicating a package has been placed on the placement surface.
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Abstract
A package delivery notification and protection device includes a package sensor including a placement surface. The package sensor is configured to generate a sensor signal indicating whether a package has been placed on or removed from the placement surface. Wireless communications circuitry is configured to communicate over a wireless network and processing circuitry is coupled to the package sensor and to the wireless communications circuitry to communicate over the wireless network. The processing circuitry is configured to send a delivery notification over the wireless network responsive to the sensor signal indicating a package has been placed on the placement surface. The package delivery notification and protection device may include and alarm that the processing circuitry activates upon unauthorized removal of a delivered package from the placement surface.
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21 Claims
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1. A package delivery notification and protection device, comprising:
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a package sensor including a placement surface and configured to generate a sensor signal indicating whether a package has been placed on or removed from the placement surface; wireless communications circuitry configured to communicate over a wireless network; and processing circuitry coupled to the package sensor and coupled to the wireless communications circuitry to communicate over the wireless network, the processing circuitry configured to send a delivery notification over the wireless network responsive to the sensor signal indicating a package has been placed on the placement surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An electronic system, comprising:
a package delivery notification and protection device, including; a package sensor including a placement surface, the sensor being configured to detect a change in pressure on the placement surface; an alarm circuit configured to generate an alarm; wireless communications circuitry; and processing circuitry coupled to the package sensor, the alarm circuit, and the wireless communications circuitry, the processing circuitry configured to activate the alarm and send a signal over the wireless communication circuitry to a user based on the change in pressure. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of delivering a package, comprising:
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placing a package on a package placement surface, the package placement surface being located proximate a delivery address of the package; sensing placement of the package on the package placement surface; and sending a delivery notification to a recipient of the package in response to sensing the package has been placed on the package placement surface.
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