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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2016
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Ahamed Jalaldeen, Bangalore, IN;
Chivukula V. Narayana, Rogers, AR (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and system for identifying and intercepting a delivery vehicle is provided. The method includes executing a search process with respect to a plurality of delivery vehicles within a predefined geographical area and locating, within the predefined geographical area, at least one delivery vehicle of the plurality of delivery vehicles. A communication link from the delivery vehicle monitoring apparatus and the at least one delivery vehicle is established and identification data identifying the at least one delivery vehicle is retrieved. The identification data is verified with respect to a registry including identities associated with multiple delivery vehicles and it is determined if the identification data is associated with any of the identities.