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Patent No.:

US 10846649 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2020

Filed:

Sep. 22, 2014

Node-enabled proactive notification of a shipping customer regarding an alternative shipping solution

Applicant:

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

Inventor:

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

Assignee:

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

Attorney:

Withers & Keys, LLC

Primary Examiner:

Kevin H Flynn

Assistant Examiner:

Emmett K Walsh

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 and systems are described for proactively notifying a shipping customer using a wireless node network about an alternative shipping solution when shipping a package. A master node in the network related to a shipping facility may detect a signal broadcast by a user access device related to the shipping customer as the device approaches the shipping facility master node with the package to be shipped. The shipping customer's user access device (e.g., smartphone, tablet) is operating as another node in the network. The shipping facility master node then associates with the user access device, and may receive shipping information on the package to be shipped from a server. The shipping facility master node may then provide a proactive notification about an alternative shipping solution to the user access device based upon a shipping status for the shipping facility.

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