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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2017
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Joel Duquene, Raleigh, NC (US);
Morris S. Johnson, Jr., Cary, NC (US);
Shelton M. Jones, II, Durham, NC (US);
Adrienne Y. Miller, Durham, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a method for automatically caching and sending electronic signatures is provided. The method includes storing, by a mobile device, a digital signature, wherein the digital signature is associated with information relating to an expected delivery at an expected location, and wherein the mobile device is located within a proximity of the expected location. The method further includes detecting, by the mobile device, that a delivery service has arrived at the expected location with a package. The method further includes, in response to determining, by the mobile device, that the package corresponds to the expected delivery, authorizing, by the mobile device, the package to be left at the expected location by transmitting the digital signature to a delivery device associated with the delivery service.