DELIVERY DATA SERVER AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH

• US 20150302350A1
• Filed: 02/12/2015
• Published: 10/22/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 02/17/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bruce E. Stuckman
• Original Assignee: Bruce E. Stuckman
• Inventors: Stuckman, Bruce E., Stuckman, Judith Lynn, Stuckman, Katherine C.
• Granted Patent: US 10,692,038 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 1/00 Beacons or beacon systems transmitting signals having a characteristic or characteristics capable of being detected by non-directional receivers and defining directions, positions, or position lines fixed relatively to the beacon transmitters; Receivers co-operating therewith position fixing by co-ordinating a plurality of determinations of direction or position lines G01S5/00
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 1/02 using radio waves G01S19/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 1/0428 Signal details
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 1/68 Marker, boundary, call-sign, or like beacons transmitting signals not carrying directional information
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 1/7034 Mounting or deployment thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 1/7038 Signal details
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/14 specially adapted for specific applications
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/485 whereby the further system is an optical system or imaging system
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 2201/01 adapted for specific applications or environments
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/0284 Relative positioning
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/083 Shipping
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0832 Special goods or special handling procedures, e.g. handling of hazardous or fragile goods
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0833 Tracking
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0835 Relationships between shipper or supplier and carriers
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0609 Buyer or seller confidence or verification
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0619 Neutral agent
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/006 Mixed reality object pose determination, tracking or camera calibration for mixed reality G06T7/00
• CPC Class Codes: H03M 13/1102 Codes on graphs and decoding on graphs, e.g. low-density parity check [LDPC] codes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/3226 using a predetermined code, e.g. password, passphrase or PIN network architectures or network communication protocols for supporting authentication of entities using passwords in a packet data network H04L63/083
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2542 for selling goods, e.g. TV shopping payment schemes, payment architectures or payment protocols for electronic shopping systems G06Q20/12
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/478 : Supplemental services, e.g. displaying phone caller identification, shopping application
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/63 : by using electronic viewfinders
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 : Services making use of location information

Abstract

A delivery data server includes at least one processor that executes a delivery data server application to bidirectionally communicate delivery data with a first user of a first client device via a network. The delivery data includes delivery menu data sent to the first client device and delivery location data received from the first client device that indicates a service address associated with a user of the first client device and a delivery location associated with the service address for receiving at least one delivery to the service address. The delivery data server application processes the delivery location data to direct the at least one delivery to the service address.

Claims

1. A delivery data server comprising:

a network interface for communicating via a network;

a memory that stores a delivery data server application;

a processing module, coupled to the memory and the network interface, the processing module including at least one processor that executes the delivery data server application to bidirectionally communicate delivery data with a first user of a first client device via the network interface, wherein the delivery data includes;

delivery menu data sent to the first client device and captured image data corresponding to a delivery address that is sent to the first client device; and

delivery location data received from the first client device that indicates a service address associated with a user of the first client device and a delivery location associated with the service address for receiving at least one delivery to the service address, wherein the delivery location data is generated at the first client device based on a user selection of the delivery location in relation to the captured image data corresponding to the delivery address;

wherein the delivery data server application processes the delivery location data to direct the at least one delivery to the service address.

2. The delivery data server of claim 1 wherein the delivery data further includes:

captured image data corresponding to the at least one delivery that is sent to the first client device in conjunction with a delivery confirmation.

3. The delivery data server of claim 1 wherein the deliver data further includes an electronic message sent to the first client device that includes captured image data corresponding to the at least one delivery that is sent to the first client device in conjunction with a delivery confirmation.

4. The delivery data server of claim 1 wherein the first client device generates the delivery location in relation to the captured image data corresponding to the delivery address based on a superposition of a delivery location icon on the captured image data corresponding to the delivery address.

5. The delivery data server of claim 4 wherein the delivery location data includes the superposition of the delivery location icon on the captured image data corresponding to the delivery address.

6. The delivery data server of claim 5 wherein the delivery location data is sent to a delivery device associated with a delivery service person and wherein the delivery device displays the superposition of the delivery location icon on the captured image data corresponding to the delivery address.

7. The delivery data server of claim 1 wherein the captured image data corresponding to the delivery address corresponds to at least one of:

a street view corresponding to the delivery address, and a sky view corresponding to the delivery address.

8. The delivery data server of claim 1 wherein the delivery location data includes GPS coordinates selected by the first client device.

9. The delivery data server of claim 1 wherein the delivery location data is sent via the network to a drone delivery device;

and

wherein the drone delivery device locates the delivery location based on the delivery location data.

10. The delivery data server of claim 1 wherein the service address is a residential address and the delivery location associated with the service address corresponds to a backyard location associated with the residential address.

11. A method for use in conjunction with a delivery data server, the method comprising:

sending delivery menu data from the delivery data server sent to a first client device via a network;

receiving delivery location data at the delivery data server from the first client device that indicates a service address associated with a user of the first client device and a delivery location associated with the service address for receiving at least one delivery to the service address, wherein the delivery location data is generated at the first client device based on a user selection of the delivery location in relation to captured image data corresponding to a delivery address; and

processing the delivery location data at the delivery data server to direct the at least one delivery to the service address.

12. The method of claim 11 further comprising

capturing image data corresponding to the at least one delivery via a delivery device;

and

sending the image data corresponding to the at least one delivery to the first client device in conjunction with a delivery confirmation.

13. The method of claim 12 wherein the delivery confirmation is sent to the first client device via an electronic message that includes the image data corresponding to the at least one delivery.

14. The method of claim 11 wherein the first client device generates the delivery location in relation to the captured image data corresponding to the delivery address based on a superposition of a delivery location icon on the captured image data corresponding to the delivery address.

15. The method of claim 14 wherein the delivery location data includes the superposition of the delivery location icon on the captured image data corresponding to the delivery address.

16. The method of claim 15 wherein the delivery location data is sent to a delivery device associated with a delivery service person and wherein the delivery device displays the superposition of the delivery location icon on the captured image data corresponding to the delivery address.

17. The method of claim 11 wherein the captured image data corresponding to the delivery address corresponds to at least one of:

a street view corresponding to the delivery address, and a sky view corresponding to the delivery address.

18. The method of claim 11 wherein the delivery location data includes GPS coordinates selected by the first client device.

19. The method of claim 11 wherein the delivery location data is sent via the network to a drone delivery device;

and

wherein the drone delivery device locates the delivery location based on the delivery location data.

20. The method of claim 11 wherein the service address is a residential address and the delivery location associated with the service address corresponds to a backyard location associated with the residential address.