公开(公告)号：US10430164B2

公开(公告)日：2019-10-01

申请号：US15868565

申请日：2018-01-11

Applicant: United Parcel Service of America, Inc.

Inventor： Asheesh Goja ,  Vidhya Chari

IPC: G06F9/44 ,  G06F8/30 ,  G06F8/51 ,  G06F8/72 ,  G06F9/54 ,  G06F8/36 ,  G06F17/22

Abstract: Computer program products, methods, systems, apparatuses, and computing entities are provided for enforcing usage of a canonical model. For example, machine-automatable artifacts that express the canonical model using a set of metadata constraints and a set of transformation rules can be received from a canonical model artifact repository. These machine-automatable artifacts can be converted into language-specific bindings and applications can subsequently utilize those language-specific bindings to enforce conformity to the canonical model.

公开(公告)号：US10410165B2

公开(公告)日：2019-09-10

申请号：US14942697

申请日：2015-11-16

Applicant: United Parcel Service of America, Inc.

Inventor： Andy Tibbs ,  John Slayton

IPC: G06Q10/08

Abstract: An exemplary item return shipping system is configured to: receive a request to return an item to a retailer; provide the user with a unique identifier associated with the request; and receive an indication that the user has presented the parcel and the unique identifier at an access point. The system may then facilitate placement of a pre-printed machine-readable indicia (e.g., a barcode) on the parcel at the access point and associate it with the retailer information. The system then facilitates delivery of the parcel from the access point to a handling facility and facilitates placement of a shipping label (that includes the address of a returns processing facility that is determined using the retailer information) on the parcel at the handling facility. In various embodiments, the system then facilitates shipment of the parcel to the returns processing facility.

公开(公告)号：US10410164B2

公开(公告)日：2019-09-10

申请号：US14942617

申请日：2015-11-16

Applicant: United Parcel Service of America, Inc.

Inventor： Andy Tibbs ,  John R. Slayton

IPC: G06Q10/08

Abstract: A shipping system, according to various embodiments, is configured for: (1) receiving a request to ship a parcel, the request including shipping information; (2) providing the user with a unique identifier for use in shipping the parcel; (3) receiving an indication that the user has presented the parcel and the unique identifier at an access point; (4) in response to receiving the indication, facilitating placement of a pre-printed bar code (or other indicia) on the parcel at the access point and associating it with the shipping information; (5) facilitating delivery of the parcel from the access point to a handling facility and (6) facilitating placement of a shipping label on parcel at the handling facility. The system may then use the shipping label to facilitate shipment of the parcel from the handling facility to the parcel's final destination.

公开(公告)号：US10402775B2

公开(公告)日：2019-09-03

申请号：US14200432

申请日：2014-03-07

Applicant: United Parcel Service of America, Inc.

Inventor： Daniel Lievens ,  Vincent Dethier ,  Luc Pirenne

IPC: G06Q10/08 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q10/02 ,  G06Q10/06 ,  G06Q50/28 ,  G06Q20/40

Abstract: Systems and methods for re-routing parcels being delivered to attended delivery/pickup locations that have no capacity and/or ability to take delivery of the parcels. In various embodiments, in response to determining that the attended delivery/pickup location doesn't have sufficient capacity and/or ability to accept delivery of the parcel, the system is configured to: (1) re-route the parcel to a different location; or (2) hold the parcel for later delivery. In some embodiments, the system is configured to determine an appropriate response to determining that the attended delivery/pickup location cannot accept delivery of the parcel substantially automatically. In other embodiments, the system is configured to provide the parcel recipient with one or more re-routing options.

公开(公告)号：US20190259119A1

公开(公告)日：2019-08-22

申请号：US16279651

申请日：2019-02-19

Applicant: United Parcel Service of America, Inc.

Inventor： Minda McAllister ,  Sue Burton ,  Adolfo Ceballos ,  Matthew Major ,  Eileen Webb

IPC: G06Q50/28 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06K9/52 ,  G06Q10/06

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing a packaging instruction are disclosed. Sensor data of an item to be packaged is captured. The item is identified based on one or more detectable features. The item is determined to be associated with a plurality of item-specific characteristics that require different packaging materials. A plurality of user interface elements comprising the plurality of the item-specific characteristics is presented. A selection of one of the plurality of item-specific characteristics is received. An alternative packaging instruction associated with the received selection of the one of the plurality of item-specific characteristics is presented.

公开(公告)号：US20190251498A1

公开(公告)日：2019-08-15

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

IPC: G06Q10/08

CPC classification number: G06Q10/08 ,  G06F16/00 ,  G06F19/00 ,  G06Q10/083 ,  G06Q10/0833 ,  G06Q10/0835 ,  G06Q10/0836 ,  G07B2017/00379

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.

公开(公告)号：US10373100B2

公开(公告)日：2019-08-06

申请号：US15867905

申请日：2018-01-11

Applicant: United Parcel Service of America, Inc.

Inventor： Asheesh Goja

IPC: G06Q10/08 ,  G07D11/00 ,  A47G29/122 ,  G06Q50/28 ,  A47G29/30 ,  A47G29/14 ,  G07C9/00

Abstract: An item drop box sensor system for detecting items deposited within a drop box may be configured to detect movement of an item deposit tray and to detect items deposited within the drop box. The drop box sensor system may comprise one or more tray movement sensors for detecting movement of the deposit tray, one or more item detection sensors configured to detect items passing into the drop box via the deposit tray, and an onboard controller for selectively activating the various sensors to conserve power and for transmitting data indicative of the status of the drop box to a central server configured for scheduling item pickups for various geographically spaced drop boxes.

公开(公告)号：US20190199702A1

公开(公告)日：2019-06-27

申请号：US16287766

申请日：2019-02-27

Applicant: United Parcel Service of America, Inc.

Inventor： Weiqun Jack Zheng ,  Robert Frederick Myrick

IPC: H04L29/06 ,  G06Q10/08 ,  G06F21/33

CPC classification number: H04L63/08 ,  G06F21/33 ,  G06Q10/083 ,  G06Q10/0838

Abstract: An apparatus is provided for facilitating cross-platform authentication. The apparatus may include at least one memory and at least one processor configured to detect that a visual token includes data indicating one or more authentication credentials for accessing a communication device in response to scanning the visual token. The computer program code may further cause the apparatus to communicate the authentication credentials of the detected visual token to the communication device to request the communication device to determine whether the authentication credentials are valid for a user. The computer program code may further cause the apparatus to enable access to the communication device in response to receiving an indication from the communication device that the authentication credentials of the detected visual token are valid. Corresponding computer program products and methods are also provided.

公开(公告)号：US10325300B2

公开(公告)日：2019-06-18

申请号：US13737489

申请日：2013-01-09

Applicant: United Parcel Service of America, Inc.

Inventor： Warren Eastman Hearnes, II ,  Lester Robert Lamb

IPC: G06Q30/06 ,  G06Q10/08 ,  G06F16/955

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention generally relate to systems and methods for identifying suspicious orders for controlled substances based on performing checks on a received order using historical information on previous orders. According to various embodiments, these checks may include: (1) comparing the order quantity for the received order with the order quantity history for the customer who placed the order for the controlled substance; (2) comparing the order quantity and the days since the last order was shipped to the customer for the same controlled substance with the order quantity history and the days between orders for the particular customer and controlled substance; (3) comparing the order quantity with order quantity history for orders received by customers of the same type for the controlled substance; and (4) comparing the order quantity with order quantity history for any customer for the particular controlled substance.

公开(公告)号：US20190141468A1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-09

申请号：US16222656

申请日：2018-12-17

Applicant: United Parcel Service of America, Inc.

Inventor： Robert J. Gillen

IPC: H04W4/02 ,  G06Q10/08 ,  G06Q50/28

CPC classification number: H04W4/029 ,  G06Q10/0833 ,  G06Q50/28

Abstract: Computer program products, methods, systems, apparatus, and computing entities are provided. In one embodiment, the location of entities (e.g., computing entities and establishments) can be monitored or identified to determine whether they are within a configurable/determinable distance/proximity from each other. Such determinations can be used to automatically provide notifications and/or allow or disallow events.