Systems and methods for creating and using a hybrid-digital mailbox
AssigneeUnited States Postal Service
InventorsChandra A. BRIGGMAN, Jane Elizabeth QUENK, Timothy M. MORAN, Kelley A. SULLIVAN, Robert E. DIXON, JR.
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Abstract
A method, electronic device, and computer-readable storage medium are provided for populating a calendar. In one embodiment, a method is provided for receiving tracking data regarding a delivery item, calculating an expected delivery date for the delivery item, identifying one or more deadlines associated with the delivery item, based on the tracking information, and automatically populating a user's calendar with the expected delivery date and the one or more deadlines.
Claims21
A method for populating a calendar, comprising:
- receiving tracking data regarding a delivery item;
- calculating an expected delivery date for the delivery item;
- identifying one or more deadlines associated with the delivery item, based on the tracking information;
- and
- automatically populating a user's calendar with the expected delivery date and the one or more deadlines.
An electronic device for populating a calendar, comprising:
- a computer-readable storage medium storing instructions;
- and
- a processor executing the instructions to:
- receive tracking data regarding a delivery item;
- calculate an expected delivery date for the delivery item;
- identify one or more deadlines associated with the delivery item, based on the tracking information;
- and
- automatically populate a user's calendar with the expected delivery date and the one or more deadlines.
A tangibly embodied non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, perform a method for populating a calendar, comprising:
- receiving tracking data regarding a delivery item;
- calculating an expected delivery date for the delivery item;
- identifying one or more deadlines associated with the delivery item, based on the tracking information;
- and
- automatically populating a user's calendar with the expected delivery date and the one or more deadlines.
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