CROWD SOURCED DELIVERY ASSISTANCE

• US 20150206093A1
• Filed: 10/16/2013
• Published: 07/23/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/27/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Trew, Brandon Kyle, Fallows, Thomas Mackenzie, Powell, James, Nonemacher, Michael Nathan
• Application Number:
  US14/055,857
• Publication Number:
  US 20150206093A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/083 Shipping

Abstract

Crowd sourced delivery assistance. Receiving a submission comprising a geolocation and at least one of an image and an annotation. The received submission associated with a submitting courier. Publishing the received submission via a communications network accessible by a plurality of courier devices. Receiving a selection of a published submission. The selection associated with one of the plurality of courier devices. Transmitting the selected submission to the selecting courier device for display. Crediting a courier score of the submitting courier.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for delivery assistance comprising:

receiving, by one or more computing devices, a plurality of submissions, each submission comprising a geolocation and at least one of an image and an annotation, each received submission associated with a submitting courier in a same day delivery system;

receiving, by the one or more computing devices, a route of an assigned courier;

transmitting, by the one or more computing devices, each received submission having a geolocation in common with either a pick up point or a drop off point of the route to a courier device of the assigned courier for display;

receiving, by the one or more computing devices, a review of a transmitted submission from the courier device to which the submission was transmitted; and

crediting, by the one or more computing devices, a courier score of the submitting courier as a function of the received review.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein publishing the received submission comprises publishing the received submission using a geographic representation.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving a selection comprises receiving at least one of a geolocation or geolocation name for which a submission has been published.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein a courier score of the submitting courier is credited upon receiving a submission associated with the submitting courier.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein a courier score of the submitting courier is credited upon receiving a selection of a submission associated with the submitting courier.

3. (canceled)

7. (canceled)

8. A computer program product comprising:

a non-transitory computer-readable storage device having computer-executable program instructions embodied thereon that when executed by a computer cause the computer to implement crowd sourced assistance to package delivery, the computer executable program instructions comprising;

computer-executable program instructions to receive a plurality of submissions, each submission comprising a geolocation and at least one of an image and an annotation, each received submission associated with a submitting courier in a same day delivery system;

computer executable program instructions to receive a route of an assigned courier;

computer-executable program instructions to transmit each received submission having a geolocation in common with either a pick up point or a drop off point of the route to a courier device of the assigned courier for display;

computer-executable program instructions to receive a review of a transmitted submission from the courier device to which the submission was transmitted; and

computer-executable program instructions to credit a courier score of the submitting courier as a function of the received review.

9. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein publishing the received submission comprises publishing the received submission using a geographic representation.

11. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein receiving a selection comprises receiving at least one of a geolocation or geolocation name for which a submission has been published.

12. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein a courier score of the submitting courier is credited upon receiving a submission associated with the submitting courier.

13. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein a courier score of the submitting courier is credited upon receiving a selection of a submission associated with the submitting courier.

10. (canceled)

14. (canceled)

15. A system to implement crowd sourced assistance to package delivery, the system comprising:

a storage device; and

a processor communicatively coupled to the storage device, wherein the processor executes application code instructions that are stored in the storage device and that cause the system to;

receive a plurality of submissions, each submission comprising a geolocation and at least one of an image and an annotation, the received submission associated with a submitting courier in a same day delivery system;

receive a route of an assigned courier;

transmit each received submission having a geolocation in common with either a pick up point or a drop off point of the route to a courier device of the assigned courier for display;

receive a review of a transmitted submission from the courier device to which the submission was transmitted; and

credit a courier score of the submitting courier as a function of the received review.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein publishing the received submission comprises publishing the received submission using a geographic representation.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein receiving a selection comprises receiving at least one of a geolocation or geolocation name for which a submission has been published.

19. The system of claim 15, wherein a courier score of the submitting courier is credited upon receiving a submission associated with the submitting courier.

20. The system of claim 15, wherein a courier score of the submitting courier is credited upon receiving a selection of a submission associated with the submitting courier.

17. (canceled)

21. (canceled)