US 2018/0121865 A1 · System and Method for Processing Packages for Shipping

Abstract

Systems, software, and methods for processing a package for shipping to a recipient are described. The system includes a user device and a package intake device. The user device includes software that allows a user to connect with other users to make the user's address available to the other users including any updates due to moves or travel. The user device also features a transmission device for transmitting recipient information of a recipient selected from a list of recipients displayed on the user device. The package intake device includes a computer, a receiving device for receiving the recipient information transmitted by the user device, and a package recognition device for analyzing the package to determine one or more package criteria. The package intake device determines a type for the package and an identity of a shipper selected to deliver the package based on the one or more package criteria.

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Dependent claims

A system for processing a package for shipping to a recipient, the system comprising:

a mobile computing device comprising software for generating a code that encodes recipient information related to a recipient of the package and a display for displaying the code;
a weighing device for determining a weight or mass of a package;
a measuring device for determining linear dimensions of the package;
at least one camera for detecting the code displayed on the display of the mobile computing device;
at least one computer communicatively connected to the mobile computing device, the weighing device, the measuring device, and the at least one camera, wherein the computer comprises:
a decoding application for reading the code detected by the camera and converting the code to printable data;
a package recognition application for determining a type for the package using data obtained from the weighing device, the measuring device, the camera, or a combination of two or more of the foregoing;
and
a courier recognition application for determining an identity of a shipper for the package using data obtained from the weighing device, the measuring device, the camera, or a combination of two or more of the foregoing.

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A method for processing a package for shipping to a recipient, the method comprising the steps of:

(a) selecting a recipient to receive delivery of a package, wherein the selection of the recipient is made from a list of one or more recipients displayed on a user device;
(b) transmitting recipient information related to the selected recipient from the user device to a package intake device, wherein the package intake device comprises a computer comprising a receiving device, wherein the receiving device receives the recipient information transmitted from the user device;
(c) analyzing the package to determine one or more package criteria using a package recognition device;
(d) associating the package with the recipient information of the selected recipient;
and
(e) transferring the package to a shipper for delivery to the recipient.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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