NRG Energy has patented a method for security or home automation systems to identify occupancy and guide delivery personnel. The system receives delivery indications, determines occupancy, identifies occupants, analyzes delivery patterns, sets delivery preferences, transmits instructions to delivery personnel, unlocks delivery areas, and verifies remaining areas are locked. GlobalData’s report on NRG Energy gives a 360-degree view of the company including its patenting strategy. Buy the report here.
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Occupancy identification for guiding delivery personnel
A recently granted patent (Publication Number: US11900305B2) outlines a method for a security or home automation system that enhances the delivery process for packages. The method involves receiving an indication of a package delivery to a structure, determining the occupancy of the structure, identifying the occupant within the structure, detecting patterns of prior deliveries, and selecting a delivery setting based on these factors. The system then transmits delivery instructions to the delivery person, including unlocking the delivery area within the premises while ensuring the remaining areas are locked for security purposes.
Furthermore, the patent includes additional features such as generating messages for occupants to select delivery areas, inferring delivery settings based on occupant characteristics like age and gender, and utilizing image analysis to identify occupants. The method also involves correlating occupant identities with stored delivery settings, selecting delivery areas based on occupant preferences, and providing various methods of notifying occupants about deliveries. The patent also covers an apparatus and a computer-readable medium storing code for implementing this innovative delivery system in security or home automation setups.
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