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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2020

Filed:

Jan. 30, 2017
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Uwe Hansmann, Tuebingen, DE;

Klaus Rindtorff, Weil im Schoenbuch, DE;

Thomas Stober, Herrenberg, DE;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 10/08 (2012.01); H04W 12/06 (2009.01); G08B 13/196 (2006.01); G06F 21/35 (2013.01); G08B 13/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 10/083 (2013.01); G06F 21/35 (2013.01); G08B 13/1436 (2013.01); G08B 13/19647 (2013.01); H04W 12/06 (2013.01); G06F 2221/2111 (2013.01);
Abstract

Aspects of the present invention provide an approach for delivering an item to a target recipient. A mobile guardian device at a first location comprises a wireless communication system. The guardian device is further protected against unauthorized removal from the first location. An item that is delivered to a second location within a communication reach of the guardian device is detected the item by the guardian device. The item is registered with the guardian device, activating an item protection status in which an unauthorized removal of the item from the second location is detected. An authorized removal of the item from the second location is enabled in response to a communication between the guardian device and a removal authentication device.


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