SECURED DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND DEVICES

• US 20170330145A1
• Filed: 05/16/2016
• Published: 11/16/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 05/16/2016
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: PayPal, Inc. (PayPal Holdings, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: PayPal, Inc. (PayPal Holdings, Inc.)
• Inventors: Studnicka, Todd Murray
• Application Number:
  US15/156,053
• Publication Number:
  US 20170330145A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0832 Special goods or special handling procedures, e.g. handling of hazardous or fragile goods
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0833 Tracking
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0836 Recipient pick-ups
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00571 operated by interacting with a central unit
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00896 specially adapted for particular uses
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/21 having a variable access code

Abstract

Systems and methods for providing secured delivery include identifying a transaction that includes a physical delivery of an item to a user-specified location; responsive to the identifying, obtaining an access token based at least in part on one or more access restrictions associated with the user-specified location; and making the access token available to a party associated with the physical delivery of the item. The access token enables the party to enter a predefined secured subarea within the user-specified location.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a non-transitory memory; and

one or more hardware processors coupled to the non-transitory memory and configured to execute instructions from the non-transitory memory to cause the system to perform operations comprising;

identifying a transaction that includes a physical delivery of an item to a user-specified location;

responsive to the identifying, obtaining an access token based at least in part on one or more access restrictions associated with the user-specified location; and

electronically communicating the access token available to a device corresponding to a party associated with the physical delivery of the item, wherein the access token enables the party to enter a predefined secured subarea within the user-specified location.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise:

determining a weather condition associated with the physical delivery of the item to the user-specified location; and

generating the access token based at least in part on the weather condition.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein predefined secured subarea includes an area that is protected from the weather condition.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise:

determining a physical characteristic of the item; and

identifying an access restriction for inclusion in the one or more access restrictions based on the physical characteristic of the item.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise:

determining a user availability associated with the physical delivery of the item to the user-specified location; and

generating the access token based at least in part on the user availability.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the access token does not enable entry to the predefined secured subarea during a time frame within the user availability.

7. The system of claim 5, wherein determining the user availability comprises determining the user availability, without user input, from a user appointment recording application.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise:

determining that the physical delivery of the item has been completed;

responsive to the determining, disabling the access token; and

transmitting a delivery alert over a wireless communication channel to a user device;

wherein delivery alert activates a delivery status viewing application to cause delivery information to be displayed on the user device when the user device is connected with the system through a predefined communication channel.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein the delivery information comprises a photo or video confirmation of the physical delivery.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more access restrictions include one of:

a home security system, an electronic lock, an electronic bolt, a door, a window, and a ceiling opening.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the party includes a drone and the transaction includes an online transaction.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the item includes a user-selected service.

13. A method, comprising:

receiving transaction data for a purchase of an item to be delivered, wherein the transaction data comprises a delivery location;

obtaining access data for the delivery location;

generating an electronic access token based on the access data and the transaction data; and

communicating the electronic access token to a device associated with a delivery of the item to the delivery location, wherein the electronic access token enables limited access to a first access location of the delivery location.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

determining the device has accessed the first access location; and

responsive to the determining, disabling the electronic access token.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

responsive to the determining, securing the first access location.

16. The method of claim 13, wherein generating the electronic access token includes generating the electronic access token in accordance with a symmetric encryption-decryption algorithm.

17. The method of claim 13, wherein communicating the electronic access token to the device includes:

encrypting a password associated with the delivery location to produce the electronic access token; and

transmitting a key associated with the symmetric encryption-decryption algorithm to the device.

18. The method of claim 13, wherein communicating the electronic access token to the device includes:

determining that the device is within a predefined proximity to the delivery location; and

responsive to the determining, communicating the electronic access token to the device.

19. The method of claim 13, wherein the transaction data includes one of:

a time frame associated with the delivery, an address of the delivery location, and an operating time of the delivery location.

20. A non-transitory machine-readable medium having stored thereon machine-readable instructions executable to cause a machine to perform operations comprising:

receiving transaction data for a purchase of an item to be delivered, wherein the transaction data comprises a delivery location;

obtaining access data for the delivery location;

generating an electronic access token based on the access data and the transaction data; and

communicating the electronic access token to a device associated with a delivery of the item to the delivery location, wherein the electronic access token enables limited access to a first access location of the delivery location.