# US 2018/0025319 A1 · Systems and methods of locating and selling items at attended delivery/pickup locations > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2018/0025319 A1 - Document ID: US20180025319A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/711,127 - Filed: 2017-09-21 - Published: 2018-01-25 - Earliest claimed: 2013-03-12 - Assignees: United Parcel Service of America, Inc. - Applicants: United Parcel Service of America, Inc. - Inventors: Daniel Lievens; Vincent Dethier; Peter Henderickx; Luc Pirenne; Denis Payre - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20180025319A1 ## CPC - G06Q 10/0837: Return transactions - G06Q 10/02: Reservations, e.g. for tickets, services or events - G06Q 10/06312: {Adjustment or analysis of established resource schedule, e.g. resource or task levelling, or dynamic rescheduling} - G06Q 10/08: Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management - G06Q 10/083: Shipping - G06Q 10/0832: Special goods or special handling procedures, e.g. handling of hazardous or fragile goods - G06Q 10/0833: Tracking - G06Q 10/08345: {Pricing} - G06Q 10/0835: Relationships between shipper or supplier and carriers - G06Q 10/08355: {Routing methods} - G06Q 10/0836: Recipient pick-ups - G06Q 10/087: Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders - G06Q 20/407: {Cancellation of a transaction} - G06Q 30/02: Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising - G06Q 30/0207: Discounts or incentives, e.g. coupons or rebates - G06Q 30/0233: {Method of redeeming a frequent usage reward} - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## Abstract A system and method for locating nearby attended delivery/pickup locations with a particular item in stock is described. The system receives a request from an individual to purchase a particular item from an on-line retailer. The system receives information associated with attended delivery/pickup locations, including location and inventory information. The system then determines which (if any) attended delivery/pickup locations (e.g., the attended delivery/pickup locations are not the on-line retailer) are near the individual and have the particular item in stock and notifies the individual. In various embodiments, the system enables the user to purchase or reserve the particular item at the particular attended delivery/pickup location. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A computer system comprising: at least one processor, wherein the computer system is configured to: receive, at a first server, an item notification from a second server associated with a third-party seller, wherein the item notification identifies a particular item offered for sale by the third-party seller, and wherein the item notification is transmitted based on the user selecting a user-selectable indicium on a website associated with the third-party seller; receive a location frequented by the user as indicated by a global positioning system (GPS) associated with a user computing device; based on a geographic location associated with each delivery/pickup location, determine a plurality of delivery/pickup locations proximate to the location frequented by the user; search inventory information associated with the plurality of proximate delivery/pickup locations; from the plurality of proximate delivery/pickup locations, determine one or more proximate delivery/pickup locations having the particular item in stock; communicate, to the user computing device, an inventory notification indicating the one or more proximate delivery/pickup locations having the particular item in stock; receive a purchase notification confirming a purchase of the particular item, the purchase notification identifying an electronic ID communicated from the third-party seller to the user, wherein the purchase notification further identifies a proximate delivery/pickup location selected from the one or more proximate delivery/pickup locations; upon pickup of the particular item at the selected proximate delivery/pickup location, validate the electronic ID by: i) receiving the electronic ID, and ii) determining the electronic ID matches the electronic ID communicated from the third-party seller to the user; and based on validating the electronic ID, communicate an electronic token to the third-party seller indicating that the particular item was picked up at the selected proximate delivery/pickup location. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The computer system of claim 1, wherein the electronic ID is received via a computing device upon pickup of the particular item at the selected proximate delivery/pickup location. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The computer system of claim 2, wherein the electronic ID is received through scanning a barcode presented on a display of the computing device. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The computer system of claim 2, wherein the electronic ID is received through a near field communications system associated with the computing device. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The computer system of claim 2, wherein the computing device is the user computing device. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The computer system of claim 1, wherein the computer system is further configured to, at least partially in response to receiving the purchase notification, reserve the particular item for pickup at the selected delivery/pickup location. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The computer system of claim 1, wherein: the particular item is an item of a plurality of items, wherein each of the plurality of items are a recently released product associated with a particular company; and the particular company has reserved space at the plurality of proximate delivery/pickup locations for storage of the plurality of items. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The computer system of claim 1, wherein the search of inventory information associated with the plurality of proximate delivery/pickup locations is based on one of the following: a stock keeping number, an item number assigned by a manufacturer, and an image. ### Claim 9 A computer-implemented method using at least one processor, wherein the method comprises: receiving, at a first server, an item notification from a second server associated with a third-party seller, wherein the item notification identifies a particular item offered for sale by the third-party seller, and wherein the item notification is transmitted based on a user selection of a user-selectable indicium on a website associated with the third-party seller; receiving a location frequented by the user as indicated by a global positioning system (GPS) associated with a user computing device; based on a geographic location associated with each delivery/pickup location, determining a plurality of delivery/pickup locations proximate to the location frequented by the user; searching inventory information associated with the plurality of proximate delivery/pickup locations; from the plurality of proximate delivery/pickup locations, determining a set of the proximate delivery/pickup locations having the particular item in stock; communicating, to the user computing device, an inventory notification indicating one or more proximate delivery/pickup locations to the location frequented by the user; receiving a purchase notification confirming a purchase of the particular item, the purchase notification identifying an electronic ID communicated from the third-party seller to the user, wherein the purchase notification further identifies a proximate delivery/pickup location selected from the one or more proximate delivery/pickup locations; upon pickup of the particular item at the selected proximate delivery/pickup location, validating the electronic ID by: i) receiving the electronic ID, and ii) determining the electronic ID matches the electronic ID communicated from the third-party seller to the user; and based on validating the electronic ID, communicating an electronic token to the third-party seller indicating that the particular item was picked up at the selected proximate delivery/pickup location. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The computer-implemented method of claim 9, wherein the electronic ID is received via a computing device upon pickup of the particular item at the selected delivery/pickup location. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The computer-implemented method of claim 10, wherein the electronic ID is received through scanning a barcode presented on a display of the computing device. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The computer-implemented method of claim 10, wherein the electronic ID is received through a near field communications system associated with the computing device. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The computer-implemented method of claim 10, wherein the computing device is the user computing device. ### Claim 14 (depends on 9) The computer-implemented method of claim 9, further comprising at least partially in response to receiving the purchase notification, reserving the particular item for pickup at the selected delivery/pickup location. ### Claim 15 (depends on 9) The computer-implemented method of claim 9, wherein: the particular item is an item of a plurality of items, wherein each of the plurality of items are a recently released product associated with a particular company; and the particular company has reserved space at the plurality of proximate delivery/pickup locations for storage of the plurality of items. ### Claim 16 (depends on 9) The computer-implemented method of claim 9, wherein searching inventory information associated with the plurality of proximate delivery/pickup locations is based on one of the following: a stock keeping number, an item number assigned by a manufacturer, and an image. ### Claim 17 A computer-implemented method using at least one processor, wherein the method comprises: receiving, at a first server, an item notification from a second server associated with a third-party seller, wherein the item notification identifies a particular item offered for sale by the third-party seller, and wherein the item notification is transmitted based on a user selection of a user-selectable indicium on a website associated with the third-party seller; determining, at the first server, a location frequented by the user as indicated by a global positioning system (GPS) associated with a user computing device; based on a geographic location associated with each delivery/pickup location, determining a plurality of delivery/pickup locations proximate to the location frequented by the user; searching inventory information associated with the plurality of proximate delivery/pickup locations based on one of the following: a stock keeping number, an item number assigned by a manufacturer, and an image; from the plurality of proximate delivery/pickup locations, determining one or more proximate delivery/pickup locations having the particular item in stock; communicating, to the server associated with a third-party seller, an inventory notification indicating the one or more proximate delivery/pickup locations having the item in stock; receiving a proximate delivery/pickup location selected from the one or more proximate delivery/pickup locations; receiving a purchase notification confirming a purchase of the particular item, the purchase notification identifying an electronic ID transmitted from the third-party seller to the user; upon pickup of the particular item at the selected delivery/pickup location, validating the electronic ID by: i) receiving the electronic ID, and ii) determining the electronic ID matches the electronic ID communicated from the third-party seller to the user; and based on validating the electronic ID, communicating an electronic token to the third-party seller indicating that the particular item was picked up at the selected delivery/pickup location. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The computer-implemented method of claim 17, wherein the electronic ID is received via a computing device upon pickup of the particular item at the selected delivery/pickup location. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The computer-implemented method of claim 18, wherein the electronic ID is received through scanning a barcode presented on a display of the computing device. ### Claim 20 (depends on 18) The computer-implemented method of claim 18, wherein the electronic ID is received through a near field communications system associated with the computing device.