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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2016
United Parcel Service of America, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US);
Chris Bolton, Woodstock, GA (US);
Steven D. Brill, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Matthew Collins, Milton, GA (US);
Anthony Creasy, Hayesville, NC (US);
Andrew Dotterweich, Milton, GA (US);
Joseph Guerrisi, Sandy Springs, GA (US);
Daniel Kettleson, Hamel, MN (US);
Michael Mulholland, Snohomish, WA (US);
Robert J. Gillen, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Greg Loppatto, Atlanta, GA (US);
John Hernandez, Atlanta, GA (US);
Butch Butler, Atlanta, GA (US);
Scott Lord, Atlanta, GA (US);
United Parcel Service of America, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
Various embodiments provide systems and methods for facilitating synchronized delivery of shipments/items scheduled to be delivered to multiple serviceable points located nearby one another. Various embodiments identify nearby serviceable points based on an identification of serviceable points within a common delivery density area. In various embodiments, serviceable point data identifying a serviceable point cluster are stored for a plurality of serviceable points. Shipping data for a first shipment to be delivered to a first serviceable point is then received, and a determination is made whether a second shipment is scheduled to be delivered to a second serviceable point within the same cluster as the first serviceable point. Historical delivery activity is identified for the serviceable point cluster, and is compared with a threshold frequency. Upon a determination that the historical delivery activity satisfies the threshold, an indication is provided that the first and second shipments are eligible for synchronized delivery.