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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2021
Fedex Corporate Services, Inc., Collierville, TN (US);
Amber Moriah Williams, Memphis, TN (US);
Amy Mays, Memphis, TN (US);
Cheri Bailey Shirokova, Germantown, TN (US);
John Marshall Veitenheimer, Arlington, TN (US);
Jessica Jordan Shoup, Olive Branch, MS (US);
Surendra Ajmera, Germantown, TN (US);
FEDEX CORPORATE SERVICES, INC., Collierville, TN (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems are disclosed for managing shipped physical objects. The methods and systems comprise receiving data associated with a journey of the shipped object and determining, using a processor, alert conditions based on the received data. Alert conditions are representative of risk of damage, loss, or delay associated with the shipped object. In addition, the methods and systems comprise transmitting one or more alternative options for mitigating the alert condition to a user, receiving a selection of one of the alternative options, and modifying the journey based on the received selection.