Monitoring and notification of delivered packages

Abstract

Methods, systems and computer program products for monitoring delivered packages are provided. Aspects include receiving, from a shipping information system, a first notification of an expected delivery of a package and responsively activating a smart mat and monitoring the smart mat for a delivery of the package, the delivery being indicated by a change in a weight measured by the smart mat. Aspects also include activating a camera to capture one or more images of the smart mat and the package based at least in part on detecting a change in the weight measured by the smart mat after the delivery. Aspects further include notifying one or more individuals with a second notification based on a determination that the package has been removed from the smart mat by analyzing the one or more images.

1 . A computer-implemented method for monitoring delivered packages, the method comprising:
 monitoring a smart mat for a delivery of a package, the delivery being indicated by a change in a weight measured by the smart mat;   based at least in part on detecting a change in the weight measured by the smart mat after the delivery, activating a camera to capture a video of the smart mat and the package;   analyzing one or more images of the smart mat and the package extracted from the video by using video subtraction to detect removal of the package from the smart mat; and   based on a determination that the package has been removed from the smart mat, notifying one or more individuals with a notification.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the method further includes receiving, by the smart mat, a package weight and a package size of the package from a shipping information system. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , further comprising notifying the one or more individuals of a potential delivery exception based on a determination that the change in the weight measured by the smart mat at the delivery of the package is not equal to the package weight. 
     
     
         4 . (canceled) 
     
     
         5 . (canceled) 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more individuals that receive the notification that the package has been removed from the smart mat are determined based on a determination of whether the image analysis indicates a presence of a person when the package was removed from the smart mat. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the notification that notifies the one or more individuals includes transmitting a notification including a location of the smart mat and an image of the package and the smart mat captured by the camera when the package was removed from the smart mat. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more individuals that are notified by the notification is determined based on a user profile for a user of the smart mat. 
     
     
         9 . A system for monitoring delivered packages, the system comprising:
 a memory;   a processor communicatively coupled to the memory, wherein the processor is configured to:
 monitor a smart mat for a delivery of a package, the delivery being indicated by a change in a weight measured by the smart mat; 
 based at least in part on detecting a change in the weight measured by the smart mat after the delivery, activate a camera to capture a video of the smart mat and the package; 
 analyzing one or more images of the smart mat and the package extracted from the video by using video subtraction to detect removal of the package from the smart mat; and 
 based on a determination that the package has been removed from the smart mat, notify one or more individuals with a notification. 
   
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the processor is further configured to receive a package weight and a package size of the package from a shipping information system. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the processor is further configured to notify the one or more individuals of a potential delivery exception based on a determination that the change in the weight measured by the smart mat at the delivery of the package is not equal to the package weight. 
     
     
         12 . (canceled) 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the one or more individuals that receive a notification that the package has been removed from the smart mat are determined based on a determination of whether the image analysis indicates a presence of a person when the package was removed from the smart mat. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the notification that notifies the one or more individuals includes transmitting a notification including a location of the smart mat and an image of the package and the smart mat captured by the camera when the package was removed from the smart mat. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the one or more individuals that are notified by the notification is determined based on a user profile for a user of the smart mat. 
     
     
         16 . A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a processor to cause the processor to perform a method comprising:
 monitoring a smart mat for a delivery of a package, the delivery being indicated by a change in a weight measured by the smart mat;   based at least in part on detecting a change in the weight measured by the smart mat after the delivery, activating a camera to capture a video of the smart mat and the package;   analyzing one or more images of the smart mat and the package extracted from the video by using video subtraction to detect removal of the package from the smart mat; and   based on a determination that the package has been removed from the smart mat, notifying one or more individuals with a notification.   
     
     
         17 . The computer program product of  claim 16 , wherein the method further includes receiving, by the smart mat, a package weight and a package size of the package from a shipping information system. 
     
     
         18 . The computer program product of  claim 17 , wherein the method further comprises notifying the one or more individuals of a potential delivery exception based on a determination that the change in the weight measured by the smart mat at the delivery of the package is not equal to the package weight. 
     
     
         19 . (canceled) 
     
     
         20 . The computer program product of  claim 17 , wherein the one or more individuals that receive a notification that the package has been removed from the smart mat are determined based on a determination of whether the image analysis indicates a presence of a person when the package was removed from the smart mat.