System and method for delivery confirmation using a local device for optical scans
AssigneeUnited Parcel Service of America, Inc.
InventorJuan Perez
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Abstract
Computer program products, methods, systems, apparatus, and computing entities are provided. In one aspect, a connection between an electronic door hanger and a customer computing entity can be established at a customer's location. With a connection established, information about an attempted (e.g., successful/unsuccessful) pick-up or delivery can be automatically provided to the customer computing entity.
Claims16
One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media having computer-readable instructions embodied therein for execution by one or more processors to perform a method, the method comprising:
- receiving a digital image captured by a local computing device at an end-point location;
- identifying a computer-readable identifier in the digital image;
- decoding the computer-readable identifier;
- and
- communicating a notification to a carrier computing device, wherein the notification includes the computer-readable identifier.
One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media having computer-readable instructions embodied therein for execution by one or more processors to perform a method, the method comprising:
- generating a digital image at a local computing device located at a delivery location;
- identifying a computer-readable identifier in the digital image;
- extracting the computer-readable identifier from the digital image;
- decoding the computer-readable identifier;
- generating a notification that includes the computer-readable identifier;
- and
- sending the notification to a carrier computing device.
A system comprising:
- a local computing device communicatively coupled to a network and running a computer application;
- a camera communicatively coupled to the local computing device;
- and
- a carrier computing device communicatively coupled to the network,
- wherein the local computing device:
- generates a digital image using the camera located at a delivery location;
- identifies a computer-readable identifier in the digital image;
- extracts the computer-readable identifier from the digital image;
- decodes the computer-readable identifier using the computer application;
- generates a notification that includes the computer-readable identifier;
- and
- sends the notification to the carrier computing device via the network.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.