Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Systems and methods for returning one or more items via an attended delivery/pickup location
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Application No.: US15974291Application Date: 2018-05-08
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Publication No.: US10558942B2Publication Date: 2020-02-11
- Inventor: Christopher Schenken , Daniel Lievens , Luc Pirenne , Vincent Dethier
- Applicant: United Parcel Service of America, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US GA Atlanta
- Assignee: UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA, INC.
- Current Assignee: UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US GA Atlanta
- Agency: Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.
- Main IPC: G06Q30/02
- IPC: G06Q30/02 ; G06Q10/02 ; G06Q20/40 ; G06Q10/08 ; G06Q50/28 ; G06Q10/06

Abstract:
A computer system for defining attributes associated with attended delivery/pickup locations is described. In various embodiments, the system is configured to enable an authorized user (e.g., a manager of an attended delivery/pickup location) to define certain attributes of a particular attended delivery/pickup location. In some embodiments, the system is configured to verify that the particular user is authorized to define the one or more attributes associated with the particular attended delivery/pickup location (e.g., by checking a list of one or more authorized users). Once the one or more attributes are defined, in one or more embodiments, the system is configured to accept or reject parcel delivery requests based at least in part on the attributes. In further embodiments, the system is configured to facilitate a return of a particular item to a retailer via the attended delivery/pickup location.
Public/Granted literature
- US10521762B2 Systems and methods for returning one or more items via an attended delivery/pickup location Public/Granted day:2019-12-31
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