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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2019
United Parcel Service of America, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US);
Robert J. Gillen, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Roberta Walton Hensley, Atlanta, GA (US);
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA, INC., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
Generally, embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods that can identify the location of a consignee and propose one or more alternative delivery location(s). The proposed delivery location may be based on the current location of the consignee, current address on the package to be delivered, information located in a social network (private or public), 'to-be' location as determined by the consignee which would be transmitted to the carrier and/or a predicted consignee location. In other embodiments, the consignee or 'carrier' may suggest an alternative fixed location or alternative mobile location. In some embodiments, the consignee may indicate an alternative recipient of the item.