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US 11,386,386 B2Granted
Systems and methods for creating and using a hybrid-digital mailbox
AssigneeUnited States Postal Service
InventorsChandra A. Briggman, Jane Elizabeth Quenk, Timothy M. Moran, Thomas J. Foti, Bob Dixon, Jr.
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Abstract
A method, electronic device, and computer-readable storage medium are. In one embodiment, a method is provided for receiving tracking data regarding a delivery item, determining, based on the tracking data, whether supplemental content is associated with the delivery item, and automatically scheduling delivery of the supplemental content when supplemental content is associated with the delivery item.
Claims20
An electronic device, comprising:
- a computer-readable storage medium storing instructions;
- and
- a processor executing the instructions to:
- obtain first tracking data regarding a delivery item to be delivered to a delivery point of a user;
- extract data from an image of at least a portion of the delivery item;
- determine, based on the extracted data, that the delivery item is an incoming bill having a due date for a payment;
- identify, based on the first tracking data and the extracted data, supplemental content associated with the delivery item, the supplemental content comprising a physical supplemental content item and an electronic supplemental content item, the physical supplemental content item being different from the delivery item, the supplemental content generated from a digital advertising program managed through an administration panel;
- generate, based on the first tracking data, an electronic command to automatically schedule delivery of the physical supplemental content item at the delivery point on a delivery date;
- transmit, to a user device associated with the user, a first electronic command configured to cause the user device to present delivery information of the delivery item within a user interface, the delivery information including an estimated date of the delivery item;
- transmit, to the user device, a second electronic command configured to cause the user device to present, within the user interface, the electronic supplemental content item to the user on the delivery date, the electronic supplemental content item being different from the delivery information;
- and
- transmit, to the user device, a third electronic command configured to cause the user device to populate an electronic calendar with the due date.
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A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- obtaining, by at least one processor, first tracking data regarding a delivery item to be delivered to a delivery point of a user;
- extracting data from an image of at least a portion of the delivery item;
- determining, based on the extracted data, that the delivery item is an incoming bill having a due date for a payment;
- based on the first tracking data and the extracted data, identifying, by the at least one processor, supplemental content associated with the delivery item, the supplemental content comprising a physical supplemental content item and an electronic supplemental content item, the physical supplemental content item being different from the delivery item, the supplemental content generated from a digital advertising program managed through an administration panel;
- generating, based on the first tracking data, by the at least one processor, a first electronic command to automatically schedule delivery of the physical supplemental content item at the delivery point on a delivery date;
- transmitting, by the at least one processor, a second electronic command configured to cause the user device to present delivery information of the delivery item within a user interface, the delivery information including an estimated date of the delivery item;
- transmitting, by the at least one processor, to the user device, a third electronic command configured to cause the user device to present, within the user interface, the electronic supplemental content item to the user on the delivery date, the electronic supplemental content item being different from the delivery information;
- and
- transmitting, to the user device, a fourth electronic command configured to cause the user device to populate an electronic calendar with the due date.
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An electronic device comprising:
- a computer-readable storage medium storing instructions;
- and
- a processor executing the instructions to:
- receive a request to generate a tracking identifier for a delivery item;
- extract data from an image of at least a portion of the delivery item;
- determine, based on the extracted data, that the delivery item is an incoming bill having a due date for a payment;
- receive a selection of supplemental content to be associated with the delivery item, the supplemental content comprising a physical supplemental content item and an electronic supplemental content item, the physical supplemental content item being different from the delivery item, the supplemental content selected from a digital advertising program managed through an administration panel;
- associate an identifier of the physical supplemental content item with the generated tracking identifier;
- generate, based on the tracking identifier, an electronic command to automatically schedule delivery of the physical supplemental content item on a delivery date;
- transmit, to a user device associated with a user, a first electronic command configured to cause the user device to present delivery information of the delivery item within a user interface, the delivery information including an estimated date of the delivery item;
- transmit, based on the generated tracking identifier, to the user device, a second electronic command to present the electronic supplemental content item to the user within the user interface of a hybrid-digital mailbox on a delivery date, the electronic supplemental content item being different from the delivery information;
- and
- transmit, to the user device, a third electronic command configured to cause the user device to populate an electronic calendar with the due date.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.