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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2014
Fedex Corporate Services, Inc., Collierville, TN (US);
Ole-Petter Skaaksrud, Germantown, TN (US);
FEDEX CORPORATE SERVICES, INC., Collierville, TN (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus are described for improved delivery notification using a wireless node network having an ID node, a master node, and a server. The master node detects a signal from the ID node as the ID node approaches the master node located substantially near a delivery point, where the ID node is related to an item being shipped (such as being in or part of the package that holds the item). The master node determines shipping information related to the ID node and an intended recipient of the item being shipped (e.g., via server inquiries), and transmits a notification from the master node to the identified recipient, the notification informing the intended recipient about the item being substantially near the delivery point. In some aspects, the master node may transmit an instruction to the server, which causes the server to transmit the notification to the intended recipient.