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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2020
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 being located within a common geofenced area. Accordingly, a geofence is defined surrounding a geographical area comprising a plurality of serviceable points. The geofence is associated with a record for a serviceable point located within the geofenced area, wherein the record comprises a physical address and a geocode for the serviceable point. Thereafter, shipping data for a shipment to be delivered to the serviceable point is received, and is compared to a database of shipments to determine whether a second shipment is to be delivered to a second serviceable point located within the same geofenced area.