Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Location-based pick up and delivery services
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Application No.: US17322116Application Date: 2021-05-17
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Publication No.: US11720848B2Publication Date: 2023-08-08
- Inventor: Robert J. Gillen , David Sisco , Sara Zoromsky , Jeff Enyart , Kalin Robinson , David Carder
- 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: G06Q10/083
- IPC: G06Q10/083 ; G06Q10/0631 ; G06Q10/0833 ; G06Q50/28 ; G01S19/13

Abstract:
Computer program products, methods, systems, apparatus, and computing entities are provided. In one embodiment, a method is provided. The method comprises receiving location information for an item. The location information indicates the current physical location of the item. The method further comprises determining whether the item is located within a first configurable distance of an establishment and responsive to determining that the item is located within the first configurable distance of the establishment, requesting first location information for the consignee of the item and second location information for the consignee of the item. The method further comprises determining whether the consignee is within a second configurable distance of the establishment based at least in part on the first location information for the consignee and the second location information for the consignee and providing a notification for display via a user interface of an application executing on a customer computing entity.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210272049A1 Location-Based Pick Up and Delivery Services Public/Granted day:2021-09-02
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