SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING SECONDARY DELIVERY SERVICE
First Claim
1. A method of managing delivery of a package to an intermediate delivery location by an initial carrier for subsequent delivery of the package to a user by a secondary carrier, the method comprising:
- electronically processing receipt of the package, the package being received at the intermediate delivery location and delivered by the initial carrier;
accessing a data store utilizing a user identifier provided with the package to identify a user delivery address associated with the user identifier, wherein the data store comprises user information of a plurality of users and wherein the user information of each user is received during a registration process; and
electronically processing release of the package to the secondary carrier to deliver the package to the user delivery address, the secondary carrier being a different carrier to the initial carrier.
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Abstract
Methods and systems disclosed herein are used to manage delivery of a package to an intermediate delivery location by an initial carrier for subsequent delivery to a user by a secondary carrier. The user may register with a secondary delivery service provider by providing a user delivery address prior to having the package shipped to the intermediate delivery location. The secondary delivery service provider may provide the user with a physical address the intermediate delivery location. The user may then provide the address of the intermediate delivery location to any sender as part of a shipping address. Once the package is received at the intermediate delivery location, staff at the intermediate delivery location may release the package to the secondary carrier and the secondary carrier may deliver the package to the user delivery address.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of managing delivery of a package to an intermediate delivery location by an initial carrier for subsequent delivery of the package to a user by a secondary carrier, the method comprising:
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electronically processing receipt of the package, the package being received at the intermediate delivery location and delivered by the initial carrier; accessing a data store utilizing a user identifier provided with the package to identify a user delivery address associated with the user identifier, wherein the data store comprises user information of a plurality of users and wherein the user information of each user is received during a registration process; and electronically processing release of the package to the secondary carrier to deliver the package to the user delivery address, the secondary carrier being a different carrier to the initial carrier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system to manage delivery of a package to an intermediate delivery location by an initial carrier for subsequent delivery of the package to a user by a secondary carrier, the system comprising:
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a receipt processing module configured to electronically process receipt of the package, the package being received at the intermediate delivery location and delivered by the initial carrier; a data access module configured to access a data store to identify a user delivery address associated with a user identifier provided with the package, wherein the data store comprises user information of a plurality of users and wherein the user information of each user is received during a registration process; and a release processing module configured to process release of the package to the secondary carrier to deliver the package to the user delivery address, the secondary carrier being a different carrier to the initial carrier. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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23. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to:
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process receipt of the package, the package being received at the intermediate delivery location and delivered by the initial carrier; access a data store to identify a user delivery address associated with a user identifier provided with the package, wherein the data store comprises user information of a plurality of users and wherein the user information of each user was previously provided in a registration process; and process release of the package to the secondary carrier to deliver the package to the user delivery address, the secondary carrier being a different carrier to the initial carrier. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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