Patent ID: 11900305
Assignee: VIVINT, INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 19:
20. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for a security or home automation system, the code comprising instructions executable by a processor to:
receive an indication regarding a delivery of a package to a structure associated with the security or home automation system;
determine an occupancy of the structure based at least in part on the received indication;
identify, through a sensor of the security or home automation system or through a location service, an identity of an occupant within the structure based at least in part on the determined occupancy;
detect, via one or more sensors, a pattern of one or more prior deliveries, the pattern comprising motion of a prior delivery person, motion of a prior delivery vehicle, a location of a previously delivered package, or any combination thereof;
identify a delivery setting corresponding to the occupant based at least in part on at least one of the pattern and a preference of the occupant inferred by one or more characteristics of the occupant, the delivery setting comprising a delivery area associated with the structure;
transmit delivery instructions, to a delivery person associated with the delivery of the package, regarding how to deliver the package based at least in part on the identity of the occupant and on the delivery setting, the delivery instructions comprising an indication of the delivery area; and
wirelessly actuate unlocking of the delivery area within the premises and verify that a remaining area associated with the structure is locked.