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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2019
Kyndryl, Inc., New York, NY (US);
Agueda Martinez Hernandez Magro, Zapopan, MX;
Kulvir S. Bhogal, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Rick A. Hamilton, II, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Gregory J. Boss, Saginaw, MI (US);
Kyndryl, Inc., New York, NY (US);
Abstract
A method, system and computer program product related to delivery of packages to online shopping customers. In an embodiment, the invention provides a method comprising identifying a pool of candidate delivery drivers; analyzing driving patterns of the candidate drivers in a geographic area; analyzing activities of specified online shoppers in the geographic area; and sending a message to contact one of the candidate drivers to deliver a package or packages to an online shopper based on a defined matching of the analyzed driving patterns of the candidate drivers with the analyzed activities of the online shoppers. In an embodiment, each of the candidate drivers has an associated mobile communications device; and the analyzing driving patterns of the candidate drivers includes using specified changes in locations of the mobile communication devices associated with the candidate delivery drivers to identify the driving patterns of the candidate drivers.