Systems and methods for electronically signing for a delivered package
AssigneeFedex Corporate Services, Inc.
InventorsOle-Petter Skaaksrud, Miley Ainsworth
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Abstract
There is disclosed a method. The method includes identifying, using a mobile device, an encrypted electronic token associated with at least one physical package designated for delivery to a destination. The electronic token having been encrypted by a first key associated with a particular party. The method also includes electronically signing, using the mobile device, for the at least one physical package. This includes initiating a decryption of the encrypted electronic token with a second key associated with the particular party.
Claims27
A method comprising:
- receiving, at a mobile device, authorization to receive delivery of at least one physical package ordered by a particular party and being sent to a first location, wherein receiving the authorization includes receiving, after the particular party orders the at least one physical package, a private key associated with the particular party;
- transmitting a request that the at least one physical package be delivered to a second location that is different than the first location while the at least one physical package is in transit to the first location;
- identifying, using the mobile device, at the second location, an encrypted electronic token associated with the at least one physical package, the electronic token having been encrypted by a public key associated with the particular party;
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- electronically signing, using the mobile device, for the at least one physical package, including decrypting the encrypted electronic token using the private key associated with the particular party.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing program instructions, which, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform a method comprising:
- receiving, at a mobile device, authorization to receive delivery of at least one physical package ordered by a particular party and being sent to a first location, wherein receiving the authorization includes receiving, after the particular party orders the at least one physical package, a private key associated with the particular party;
- transmitting a request that the at least one physical package be delivered to a second location that is different than the first location while the at least one physical package is in transit to the first location;
- identifying, using the mobile device, at the second location, an encrypted electronic token associated with the at least one physical package, the electronic token having been encrypted by a public key associated with the particular party;
- and
- electronically signing, using the mobile device, for the at least one physical package, including decrypting of the encrypted electronic token using the private key associated with the particular party.
A system comprising:
- a receiving mobile device comprising at least one processor;
- and a memory storing software instructions, that when executed by at least one processor cause the at least one processor to perform operations including:
- receiving authorization to receive delivery of at least one physical package ordered by a particular party and being sent to a first location, wherein the authorization includes receiving, after the particular party orders the at least one physical package, a private key associated with the particular party;
- transmitting a request that the at least one physical package be delivered to a second location that is different than the first location while the at least one physical package is in transit to the first location
- identifying, at the second location, an encrypted electronic token associated with the at least one physical package, the electronic token having been encrypted by a public key associated with the particular party;
- and
- electronically signing for the at least one physical package, including decrypting of the encrypted electronic token using the private key associated with the particular party.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.