US 2020/0250614 A1Published application

Locker-based logistics management system with dynamic and real-time addressing

AssigneeZipcodexpress, Inc.

InventorYonghui Richard Zhu

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Abstract

Technologies are described related to the delivery of items utilizing electronic locker arrangements. Systems described herein coordinate and manage the delivery of items by large numbers of couriers using a network of electronic locker arrangements. Implementations are described corresponding to delivering items to an individual via different electronic locker arrangements as the location of the individual changes. The systems can track the location of individuals and as requests to deliver items are received by the systems, the current location of the individuals can be used to determine an electronic locker arrangement to store items for the individuals until the items are picked up. The systems can generate identifiers that uniquely correspond to individuals and their various locations. In these situations, the identifiers can be used by the individuals or by others to have items delivered to the individuals via electronic locker arrangements.

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Dependent claims

A method, comprising:

receiving, by a logistics management system and from a first computing device, location information of an individual, the location information indicating a location of the individual;
receiving, by the logistics management system and from a second computing device, a request to deliver an item to the individual at the location;
generating, by the logistics management system and based at least partly on the request and a system identifier of the individual, a first shipping identifier for the individual, the system identifier including an alphanumeric string that identifies the individual within the logistics management system;
determining, by the logistics management system and based at least partly on the location of the individual, an electronic locker arrangement to store the item;
determining, by the logistics management system, a courier to deliver the item to the electronic locker arrangement;
providing, by the logistics management system, delivery information the courier, the delivery information including the first shipping identifier and the first shipping identifier indicating the electronic locker arrangement;
determining, by the logistics management system, that the item has been delivered to the electronic locker arrangement;
and
sending, by the logistics management system, a notification to the first computing device, the notification indicating that the item has been delivered to the electronic locker arrangement.

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A system comprising:

one or more processors;
and
at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereupon which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to perform operations comprising:
determining a first location of the recipient;
receiving a request to deliver an item to a recipient;
determining, based at least partly on the first location, a first electronic locker arrangement to store the item;
determining a courier to deliver the item to the first electronic locker arrangement;
determining that the first location of the recipient has changed to a second location;
determining a second electronic locker arrangement to store the item;
and
sending pickup information to a computing device of the recipient to pick up the item from the second electronic locker arrangement.

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A system, comprising:

one or more processors;
and
at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereupon which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to perform operations comprising:
receiving first location information of an individual, the first location information indicating a first location of the individual;
receiving a first request to deliver a first item to the individual at the first location;
generating a first shipping identifier for the individual, the first shipping identifier including a first alphanumeric string of characters that includes a first indicator corresponding to an identifier of the individual and a second indicator corresponding to the first location;
determining, based at least partly on the first location of the individual, a first electronic locker arrangement to store the first item;
receiving second location information of the individual, the second location information indicating a second location of the individual that is different from the first location;
receiving a second request to deliver a second item to the individual at the second location;
generating, based at least partly on the second request, a second shipping identifier for the individual, the second shipping identifier being a new identifier or a reused identifier and including a second alphanumeric string of characters that includes the first indicator and a third indicator corresponding to the second location;
and
determining, based at least partly on the second location of the individual, a second electronic locker arrangement to store the second item.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.