SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PARCEL DELIVERY TO ALTERNATE DELIVERY LOCATIONS
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method of determining whether to deliver a particular parcel to a particular alternate delivery location, comprising:
- receiving, by a processor, an indication that delivery of the particular parcel is not possible at a primary delivery location;
receiving, by a processor, one or more parcel attributes associated with the particular parcel;
receiving, by a processor, one or more alternate delivery location attributes for one or more alternate delivery locations;
determining, by a processor, based at least in part on the one or more alternate delivery location attributes and the one or more parcel attributes, whether the particular parcel is eligible for redirection to an alternate delivery location;
at least partially in response to determining that the particular parcel is eligible for redirection, redirecting the particular parcel to a suitable alternate delivery location; and
at least partially in response to determining that the particular parcel is not eligible for redirection, facilitating a return of the particular parcel to a suitable distribution center for later redelivery to the primary delivery location.
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Abstract
A system in various embodiments, is configured to redirect undeliverable parcels to alternate delivery locations. The parcels may be undeliverable due to an unavailability of an intended recipient of the parcels to sign for the parcels or otherwise take delivery of the parcels at the delivery address. The system may be configured to determine an eligibility of the undeliverable parcel to be redirected to an alternate delivery location and then determine a suitable alternate delivery location based at least in part on: one or more parcel recipient preferences, one or more parcel shipper preferences, a location of the delivery address, etc. The system may be further configured to notify the parcel recipient of a redirection of the parcel to the alternate delivery address.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method of determining whether to deliver a particular parcel to a particular alternate delivery location, comprising:
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receiving, by a processor, an indication that delivery of the particular parcel is not possible at a primary delivery location; receiving, by a processor, one or more parcel attributes associated with the particular parcel; receiving, by a processor, one or more alternate delivery location attributes for one or more alternate delivery locations; determining, by a processor, based at least in part on the one or more alternate delivery location attributes and the one or more parcel attributes, whether the particular parcel is eligible for redirection to an alternate delivery location; at least partially in response to determining that the particular parcel is eligible for redirection, redirecting the particular parcel to a suitable alternate delivery location; and at least partially in response to determining that the particular parcel is not eligible for redirection, facilitating a return of the particular parcel to a suitable distribution center for later redelivery to the primary delivery location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer executable instructions for:
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receiving, from a delivery driver, an indication that delivery of a parcel to a primary delivery location is not possible; receiving one or more parcel attributes associated with the parcel; at least partially in response to receiving the indication, determining, based at least in part on the one or more parcel attributes, whether the parcel is eligible for redirection to an alternate delivery location; at least partially in response to determining that the parcel is eligible for redirection; determining a suitable alternate delivery location for the parcel; facilitating redirection of the parcel to the suitable alternate delivery location; and notifying an intended recipient of the parcel of the redirection of the parcel to the suitable alternate delivery location; and at least partially in response to determining that the parcel is not eligible for redirection, facilitating a return of the particular parcel to a suitable distribution center for later redelivery to the primary delivery location. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer-implemented method of determining eligibility of a particular parcel to be redirected from a primary delivery location to an alternate delivery location comprising:
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receiving, by a processor, an indication that delivery of the particular parcel is not possible at the primary delivery location; receiving, by a processor, one or more parcel attributes for the particular parcel; determining, by a processor, based at least in part on the one or more parcel attributes, whether the particular parcel is eligible for redirection to an alternate delivery location; at least partially in response to determining that the particular parcel is eligible for redirection, determining a suitable alternate delivery location; and at least partially in response to determining the suitable alternate delivery location, facilitating redirection of the particular parcel from the primary delivery location to the suitable alternate delivery location. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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