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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2020
United States Postal Service, Washington, DC (US);
Stephen M. Dearing, Herndon, VA (US);
United States Postal Service, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods of delivering an item to a mobile delivery receptacle are disclosed. A method of delivering an item to a mobile delivery receptacle can include receiving from a mobile delivery receptacle a location of the mobile delivery receptacle. Based on a cross-referencing credential, the method can include verifying the location of the mobile delivery receptacle. The method may include identifying a mobile delivery unit and determining a position of the mobile delivery unit. The method can include calculating a delivery route from the position of the mobile delivery unit to the mobile delivery receptacle and passing the location of the delivery resource and the delivery route to the mobile delivery unit.