Parcel Locker Pickup with ID Validation
AssigneeQuadient Technologies France
InventorDaniel Lanzi
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for determining and confirming the identity of a purported recipient of a parcel delivered to a parcel locker. The parcel locker compares identity information on the purported recipient’s ID to identity information obtained from a carrier, such as via an external API. If the identity information does not exactly match, the parcel locker confirms identity using text comparison techniques to make sure that the purported recipient is the intended recipient of the parcel delivered to the parcel locker.
Claims14
A method comprising:
- receiving a delivery notice number from a purported recipient of a parcel shipped via a carrier, wherein the delivery notice number is provided to the purported recipient on a delivery notice, and wherein the carrier assigns a tracking number to the parcel that is different than the delivery notice number;
- requesting recipient information from the carrier based upon the delivery notice number;
- receiving the recipient information from the carrier;
- requesting identity information from the purported recipient;
- obtaining the identity information from a government-issued identification provided by the purported recipient;
- comparing the recipient information received from the carrier to the identity information received from the purported recipient;
- determining a text edit distance between the recipient information and the identity information;
- responsive to the text edit distance being below a threshold, obtaining the tracking number from the carrier;
- and
- based upon the tracking number, providing the parcel to the purported recipient.
A parcel locker system comprising one or more parcel lockers arranged and configured to perform a method comprising:
- receiving a delivery notice number from a purported recipient of a parcel shipped via a carrier, wherein the delivery notice number is provided to the purported recipient on a delivery notice, and wherein the carrier assigns a tracking number to the parcel that is different than the delivery notice number;
- requesting recipient information from the carrier based upon the delivery notice number;
- receiving the recipient information from the carrier;
- requesting identity information from the purported recipient;
- obtaining the identity information from a government-issued identification provided by the purported recipient;
- comparing the recipient information received from the carrier to the identity information received from the purported recipient;
- determining a text edit distance between the recipient information and the identity information;
- responsive to the text edit distance being below a threshold, obtaining the tracking number from the carrier;
- and
- based upon the tracking number, providing the parcel to the purported recipient.\
A method comprising:
- receiving a delivery notice number from a purported recipient of a parcel shipped via a carrier, wherein the delivery notice number is provided to the purported recipient on a delivery notice, and wherein the carrier assigns a tracking number to the parcel that is different than the delivery notice number;
- requesting recipient information from the carrier via an external application programming interface (API) based upon the delivery notice number;
- receiving the recipient information from the carrier;
- obtaining identity information that identifies the purported recipient from a government-issued identification provided by the purported recipient;
- subsequent to confirming that the recipient information received from the carrier matches the identity information received from the purported recipient, providing the parcel to the purported recipient.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.