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公开(公告)号：US20200178717A1
公开(公告)日：2020-06-11
申请号：US16704974
申请日：2019-12-05
Applicant: United Parcel Service of America, Inc.
Inventor： Julio Gil
Abstract: A containment unit that facilitates delivery of parcels using drones is provided. An example containment unit comprises an inner housing unit and an outer housing unit. The inner housing unit includes a first and second sidewall that are connected by an end piece and have a bottom opening in between. The inner housing unit is movable from a retracted position over a floor of the containment unit to an extended position, where a portion of the opening is extended beyond the floor. A parcel may be inserted into a volume of space within the inner housing unit from below through the opening and pulled into the containment unit by the end piece when the inner housing unit is retracted. The containment unit can be used as part of a drone delivery system that can also include an elevated delivery platform, a computer application, or any combination of these aspects.
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公开(公告)号：US10586201B2
公开(公告)日：2020-03-10
申请号：US15582187
申请日：2017-04-28
Applicant: United Parcel Service of America, Inc.
Inventor： Julio Gil , Andrew Cooper , Jeffrey Cooper
IPC: G06Q10/08 , B64F1/02 , B64F1/10 , B60P3/11 , B64C39/02 , B64D9/00 , B64D45/04 , B64F1/22 , B64F1/32 , B65G1/06 , B65G1/04 , G01S19/42 , G08G5/02 , B64D1/22 , E05F15/77 , G08G5/00 , H04W4/70 , H04L29/08
Abstract: Systems and methods include UAVs that serve to assist carrier personnel by reducing the physical demands of the transportation and delivery process. A UAV generally includes a UAV chassis including an upper portion, a plurality of propulsion members configured to provide lift to the UAV chassis, and a parcel carrier configured for being selectively coupled to and removed from the UAV chassis. UAV support mechanisms are utilized to load and unload parcel carriers to the UAV chassis, and the UAV lands on and takes off from the UAV support mechanism to deliver parcels to a serviceable point. The UAV includes computing entities that interface with different systems and computing entities to send and receive various types of information.
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283.发明申请公开(公告)号：US20200074404A1
公开(公告)日：2020-03-05
申请号：US16557573
申请日：2019-08-30
Applicant: United Parcel Service of America, Inc.
Inventor： JULIO GIL, JR. , MALLORY FREEMAN
Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses for selectively shifting and staging storage structures in a storage space are provided. Systems, methods, and apparatuses for dynamically organizing packages based on a travel route are also provided. In embodiments, a plurality of parcels may be stored on storage structures located within a vehicle and each storage structure may be provided in a modular assembly. During a delivery operation, the system may determine which parcels are next to be delivered and, either based on predetermined information or dynamic information, may adjust the position of the storage structures within the vehicle using shifting mechanisms and control systems coupled thereto to present the appropriate parcel for retrieval from the vehicle.
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公开(公告)号：US10546263B2
公开(公告)日：2020-01-28
申请号：US16395152
申请日：2019-04-25
Applicant: United Parcel Service of America, Inc.
Inventor： John A. Olsen, III , David L. Bradley , Rhesa M. Jenkins
Abstract: The invention provides a system and method for the autonomous wireless communication between a service provider device and a customer device. The customer device may notify the service provider device whether the customer has work to be performed by the service provider. The service provider device may provide information to the customer about work to be performed by the service provider. In one embodiment, a shipping service is notified autonomously about items that a customer has for pick up and shipment. The shipping service is also capable of wirelessly transferring information to a customer device about items to be delivered to that customer.
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公开(公告)号：US10535023B1
公开(公告)日：2020-01-14
申请号：US15087099
申请日：2016-03-31
Applicant: UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA, INC.
Inventor： Ken Kodgers
Abstract: An example embodiment provides a method comprising determining a launch date; determining a product launch plan by working back from the launch date, executing the product launch plan, and tracking the plurality of the product as they are transported in accordance with the product launch plan. The product launch plan comprises a configurable visibility threshold point. The method further comprises receiving a tracking request and determining whether the execution of the product launch plan has reached the configurable visibility threshold point. Responsive to determining that the execution of the product launch plan has reached the configurable visibility threshold point, providing tracking information/data. Responsive to determining that the execution of the product launch plan has not reached the configurable visibility threshold point, providing a message indicating that the expected delivery date of the product is the launch date.
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公开(公告)号：US10521761B2
公开(公告)日：2019-12-31
申请号：US14199787
申请日：2014-03-06
Applicant: United Parcel Service of America, Inc.
Inventor： Daniel Lievens , Vincent Dethier , Peter Henderickx , Luc Pirenne , Denis Payre
Abstract: Systems and methods for facilitating delivery of parcels to, from, and between attended delivery/pickup locations. In various embodiments, the attended delivery/pickup locations may be associated with brick-and-mortar retail locations and used to facilitate inventory transfer between locations, shipment of goods purchased at the brick-and-mortar-retail locations to other attended delivery/pickup locations or other locations, and to receive delivery of parcels sent from any suitable location. In some embodiments, the attended delivery/pickup locations are configured to receive shipments of items ordered from online retail websites. In other embodiments, the attended delivery/pickups locations are associated with shopping centers and configured to facilitate shipment of items purchased at the associated shopping centers.
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287.发明申请公开(公告)号：US20190354929A1
公开(公告)日：2019-11-21
申请号：US16510500
申请日：2019-07-12
Applicant: United Parcel Service of America, Inc.
Inventor： Tony Baldassari , Howard Stone
IPC: G06Q10/08
Abstract: Computer program products, methods, systems, apparatus, and computing entities for enhanced cargo screening capabilities are provided. In one embodiment, the method comprises: automatically and electronically executing a first screening procedure for capturing and storing first screening data comprising (a) an x-ray image and (b) first screening decontrol data; automatically and electronically determining whether at least a second screening procedure is required, the determination involving identifying at least one discrepancy between at least a portion of the first screening data and at least one predefined parameter; responsive to determining that the second screening is required, generating and transmitting one or more notifications configured to initiate the second screening procedure within a predetermined period of time; and responsive to determining that the at least second screening is not required, generating and transmitting a decontrol message configured to release the packages from further automated screening procedures.
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公开(公告)号：US10445682B2
公开(公告)日：2019-10-15
申请号：US14170298
申请日：2014-01-31
Applicant: United Parcel Service of America, Inc.
Inventor： Andy Tibbs , John Slayton , Sumeet Shroff , Chris Grubb , Linda Touch , Mark Estes , Robbyn Usherwood
IPC: G06Q10/08
Abstract: A system, in various embodiments, is configured to redirect undeliverable parcels to alternate delivery locations. The parcels may be undeliverable due to an unavailability of an intended recipient of the parcels to sign for the parcels or otherwise take delivery of the parcels at the delivery address. The system may be configured to determine a suitable alternate delivery location based at least in part on: one or more parcel recipient preferences, one or more parcel shipper preferences, a location of the delivery address, etc. The system may be further configured to notify the parcel recipient of a redirection of the parcel to the alternate delivery address.
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公开(公告)号：US20190311326A1
公开(公告)日：2019-10-10
申请号：US16449671
申请日：2019-06-24
Applicant: United Parcel Service of America, Inc.
Inventor： Mark J. Davidson
IPC: G06Q10/08
Abstract: An apparatus is provided for detecting duplicate travel. The apparatus may include at least one memory and at least one processor configured to detect a travel path of a vehicle based in part on received items of location data. The processor is also configured to determine whether the travel path is associated with a defined street segment including a plurality of location points corresponding to a street. The processor is further configured to determine whether the vehicle travels the street multiple times in a predefined time period. The processor is further configured to superimpose visible indicia on the defined street segment in response to detecting that the vehicle traveled the street multiple times during the predefined time period. Corresponding computer program products and methods are also provided.
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公开(公告)号：US20190301892A1
公开(公告)日：2019-10-03
申请号：US16443251
申请日：2019-06-17
Applicant: United Parcel Service of America, Inc.
Inventor： ROBERT SANTILLI , STEVE SNYDER , ELISABETH DEFRONZO , SVETLANA INSKEEP , JOEL TANTZER , KAREN LEVIN
Abstract: Computer program products, methods, systems, apparatus, and computing entities are provided for creating, modifying, and viewing geographic areas and their corresponding routes and items of work. For example, an interface can be provided with a map display area and a route display area. The map display area and the route display area can be synchronized to create new routes, modify existing routes, and/or view information about various routes and/or items of work.
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