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Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2020

Filed:

May. 17, 2017
Applicant:

Fedex Corporate Services, Inc., Collierville, TN (US);

Inventor:

Ole-Petter Skaaksrud, Germantown, TN (US);

Assignee:

FEDEX CORPORATE SERVICES, INC., Collierville, TN (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 10/08 (2012.01); H04W 12/06 (2009.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.01); G01C 21/00 (2006.01); H04W 52/04 (2009.01); H04W 64/00 (2009.01); G06K 7/10 (2006.01); G06Q 30/02 (2012.01); H04W 4/02 (2018.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); G06Q 20/14 (2012.01); G06Q 20/22 (2012.01); H04W 12/08 (2009.01); B65D 25/02 (2006.01); G06K 19/07 (2006.01); H04H 20/61 (2008.01); H04H 20/71 (2008.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04W 8/18 (2009.01); H04B 1/3822 (2015.01); H04W 24/10 (2009.01); G06Q 20/32 (2012.01); G06Q 20/40 (2012.01); G08B 21/02 (2006.01); H04L 12/24 (2006.01); H04L 12/26 (2006.01); H04L 12/707 (2013.01); H04W 8/24 (2009.01); H04W 52/02 (2009.01); G01C 21/34 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2020.01); G16H 40/67 (2018.01); G16H 10/60 (2018.01); G16H 10/65 (2018.01); H04W 4/38 (2018.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01); H04W 76/10 (2018.01); G01C 21/36 (2006.01); G16H 80/00 (2018.01); H04W 4/60 (2018.01); B65B 25/02 (2006.01); G16H 40/63 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 10/0836 (2013.01); B65B 25/02 (2013.01); B65D 25/02 (2013.01); G01C 21/00 (2013.01); G01C 21/3407 (2013.01); G01C 21/3453 (2013.01); G01C 21/362 (2013.01); G05D 1/0022 (2013.01); G05D 1/0088 (2013.01); G05D 1/021 (2013.01); G06K 7/10366 (2013.01); G06K 19/0712 (2013.01); G06Q 10/083 (2013.01); G06Q 10/087 (2013.01); G06Q 10/0832 (2013.01); G06Q 10/0833 (2013.01); G06Q 10/0835 (2013.01); G06Q 10/0838 (2013.01); G06Q 10/08355 (2013.01); G06Q 20/14 (2013.01); G06Q 20/22 (2013.01); G06Q 20/325 (2013.01); G06Q 20/40 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0269 (2013.01); G08B 21/0261 (2013.01); G08B 21/0269 (2013.01); G16H 10/60 (2018.01); G16H 10/65 (2018.01); G16H 40/63 (2018.01); G16H 40/67 (2018.01); G16H 80/00 (2018.01); H04B 1/3822 (2013.01); H04H 20/61 (2013.01); H04H 20/71 (2013.01); H04L 41/026 (2013.01); H04L 41/0813 (2013.01); H04L 41/0823 (2013.01); H04L 43/10 (2013.01); H04L 45/22 (2013.01); H04L 65/403 (2013.01); H04L 67/10 (2013.01); H04L 67/12 (2013.01); H04L 67/18 (2013.01); H04L 67/303 (2013.01); H04L 67/42 (2013.01); H04W 4/023 (2013.01); H04W 4/025 (2013.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.02); H04W 4/38 (2018.02); H04W 4/60 (2018.02); H04W 4/80 (2018.02); H04W 8/18 (2013.01); H04W 8/24 (2013.01); H04W 12/06 (2013.01); H04W 12/08 (2013.01); H04W 24/10 (2013.01); H04W 52/0212 (2013.01); H04W 52/04 (2013.01); H04W 64/00 (2013.01); H04W 64/003 (2013.01); H04W 64/006 (2013.01); H04W 76/10 (2018.02); Y02D 70/00 (2018.01); Y02D 70/1262 (2018.01); Y02D 70/142 (2018.01); Y02D 70/144 (2018.01); Y02D 70/162 (2018.01); Y02D 70/164 (2018.01); Y02D 70/166 (2018.01); Y02D 70/26 (2018.01);
Abstract

Methods, computer-readable medium, and apparatus are described for proactively reporting a content status of a node-enabled logistics receptacle in a wireless node network. Generally, the node-enabled logistics receptacle may update the content status stored in memory onboard the node-enabled logistics receptacle based upon whether the node-enabled logistics receptacle has received a package and is temporarily maintaining custody of the package. The receptacle may then broadcast status information related to the updated content status for the node-enabled logistics receptacle. In more detail, a node assembled within the node-enabled logistics receptacle may detect a signal broadcast from a master node in the wireless node network, access the content status stored in memory onboard the receptacle, and broadcast status information to the master node related to the content status for the node-enabled receptacle.


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