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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2013
Applicant:
United Parcel Service of America, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventors:
Robert J. Gillen, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Bala Ganesh, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Assignee:
United Parcel Service of America, Inc., Atlantic, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 10/00 (2012.01); G06Q 10/08 (2012.01); G06Q 50/00 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 10/083 (2013.01); G06Q 50/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems, methods, apparatus, and computer program products are provided for delivery of items in connection with social networks. For example, in various embodiments, a customer can register with a carrier and identify participation is various social networks. The carriers may then use the social network contacts of the customer to facilitate improved delivery efficiency.