ITEM-BASED MONITORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS

摘要

The present invention is generally directed to systems and methods for monitoring whether an item is properly delivered to a designate delivery point. According to one aspect of the invention, location data and time stamp data is generated in association with the transport and delivery of an item (14) to delivery point (16). The location and timestamp data can be compared to at least one predetermined geographic boundary that defines a geographic are encompassing the designated delivery point, and to a scheduled time window within which delivery of the item is to occur. The system is configured to generate one or more alerts if it is determined that a particular item (14) has been transported or delivered in an unauthorized manner.