USPTO Patent Grant: IoT Event-Reactive Robotic Delivery Rescheduling

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Published March 24th, 2026

Detected March 25th, 2026

Summary

The USPTO has granted patent US12586027B2 to International Business Machines Corporation for a method related to IoT event-reactive robotic delivery rescheduling. The patent covers a system that integrates IoT sensor data to detect delivery delays and automatically reschedule deliveries based on user availability and preferences.

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted patent US12586027B2, titled 'Internet of things (IoT) event-reactive robotic delivery rescheduling,' to International Business Machines Corporation. The patent describes a method for dynamically adjusting delivery schedules by integrating IoT sensor data and real-time events to detect delays. It triggers a reschedule event, determines user availability and location, and notifies the user of any changes, based on user preferences.

This patent grant is primarily of interest to technology developers and manufacturers in the logistics and IoT space. While patents do not impose direct regulatory obligations on companies, this grant signifies a new intellectual property in the area of automated delivery logistics. Companies operating in this sector should be aware of this patent and its claims to ensure their own product development and operations do not infringe upon IBM's intellectual property rights.

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Internet of things (IoT) event-reactive robotic delivery rescheduling

Grant US12586027B2 Kind: B2 Mar 24, 2026

Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation

Inventors

Hamid Majdabadi, Jeremy R. Fox, Jessica Nahulan, Mauro Marzorati, Randy A. Rendahl

Abstract

A method for triggering an event reactive delivery schedule adjustment. The method detects one or more events leading to a delay in a delivery schedule based on integrating IoT sensor data and real-time events. The method further triggers a reschedule event based on the detected one or more events leading to the delay in the delivery schedule. The method further determines availability and location of a user to receive a delivery, based on the reschedule event, and reschedules or cancels the delivery based on the determined availability and location of the user. The method notifies the user about any changes to the delivery, based on user preferences.