REMOTE INITIATION OF INTERACTION BY A COMPUTING ENTITY
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- establishing a communication, by a service point device using a short range or long range communication technology, between an item located at a service point and the service point device, wherein (a) the service point device is located at the service point and is configured to communicate both through the short range or long range communication technology and through an Internet protocol network, and (b) there are a series of scheduled communications between the item and the service point device;
receiving, by the service point device, a communication of the series of scheduled communications provided by the item;
determining, by the service point device, whether a characteristic of the communication is in accordance with an expected characteristic of the communication, based at least in part on at least one previous communication; and
in response to determining that the characteristic of the communication is not in accordance with the expected characteristic, determining that the item has been moved.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
Methods, apparatuses, systems, and computer program products for interactive deliveries are provided. For an upcoming service point that is associated with a service point device, it is determined whether the item to be delivered to the service point is within an activation zone for activating the service point device. Responsive to determining that the item is within the activation zone, the service point device is remotely activated. Remotely activating the service point device triggers dynamical provision of an alert interface. An indication of user interaction via the user interface indicating availability of the user to receive the item is received. A notification of the indication of the user interaction is provided. If the notification indicates that the individual is available to receive the item at the service point, the item is delivered to or picked-up from the service point.
-
Citations
24 Claims
-
1. A method comprising:
-
establishing a communication, by a service point device using a short range or long range communication technology, between an item located at a service point and the service point device, wherein (a) the service point device is located at the service point and is configured to communicate both through the short range or long range communication technology and through an Internet protocol network, and (b) there are a series of scheduled communications between the item and the service point device; receiving, by the service point device, a communication of the series of scheduled communications provided by the item; determining, by the service point device, whether a characteristic of the communication is in accordance with an expected characteristic of the communication, based at least in part on at least one previous communication; and in response to determining that the characteristic of the communication is not in accordance with the expected characteristic, determining that the item has been moved. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 22)
-
-
8. An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory storing computer program code, the apparatus being configured to communicate both through (a) the short range or long range communication protocol technology and (b) through an Internet protocol network, the apparatus being located at a service point, and the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to at least:
-
establish a communication using the short range or long range communication technology, between an item located at the service point and the apparatus, wherein there are a series of scheduled communications between the item and the apparatus; receive a communication of the series of scheduled communications provided by the item; determine whether a characteristic of the communication is in accordance with an expected characteristic of the communication, based at least in part on at least one previous communication; and in response to determining that the characteristic of the communication is not in accordance with the expected characteristic, determine that the item has been moved. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 23)
-
-
15. A computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable program code instructions stored therein, the computer-executable program code instructions comprising program code instructions configured to:
-
establish a communication, by a service point device using a short range or long range communication technology, between an item located at a service point and the service point device, wherein (a) the service point device is located at the service point and is configured to communicate both through the short range or long range communication technology and through an Internet protocol network, and (b) there are a series of scheduled communications between the item and the service point device; receive, by the service point device, a communication of the series of scheduled communications provided by the item; determine, by the service point device, whether a characteristic of the communication is in accordance with an expected characteristic of the communication, based at least in part on at least one previous communication; and in response to determining that the characteristic of the communication is not in accordance with the expected characteristic, determine that the item has been moved. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24)
-
Specification