DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS ON DELIVERY LOCATION DETECTION THROUGH A WIRELESS BEACON DEVICE

• US 20160292635A1
• Filed: 03/30/2015
• Published: 10/06/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: PayPal, Inc. (PayPal Holdings, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: PayPal, Inc. (PayPal Holdings, Inc.)
• Inventors: Todasco, Michael Charles
• Application Number:
  US14/673,746
• Publication Number:
  US 20160292635A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0833 Tracking
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication

Abstract

There are provided systems and methods for delivery instructions on delivery location detection through a wireless beacon device. A merchant may include a wireless beacon, such as a small token or device, inside of a package for delivery. The beacon may communicate with other devices using short range wireless communications. The beacons may detect a location for the package, for example, through a GPS or mapping module, or may utilize the short range wireless communications with devices at a location to determine the package is in proximity to the location. When the location matches a delivery location for the package, delivery instructions for the package may be retrieved and presented to a delivery person in possession of the package. The delivery instructions may include an access code to access a building or property at the delivery location, a contact number for a recipient, or other delivery instruction.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a shipping module comprising at least one hardware processor that accesses delivery information comprising a first delivery location for a package for delivery to a first user by a delivery person;

accesses location information comprising a location of the package, wherein the location information is determined by a first wireless beacon associated with the package, determines delivery instructions for the package at the first delivery location using at least one of the delivery information, and determines a delivery notification for presentation to the delivery person when the delivery person is at or nearby the first delivery location using the delivery instructions;

a database stored to a non-transitory memory comprising the delivery location information, the location information, and the delivery notification; and

a network interface component that receives the delivery information from a merchant device for a first merchant shipping the package to the first user, receives the location information from the first wireless beacon, and communicates the delivery notification for the presentation to the delivery person on detection of the location of the package matching the first delivery location.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the wireless beacon comprises a transceiver, and wherein the wireless beacon utilizes the transceiver to connect with at least one of a communication device at the location and a second wireless beacon established at the location using short range wireless communications with the at least one of the communication device and the second wireless beacon.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the short range wireless communications use one of near field communications, radio communications, infrared communications, Bluetooth communications, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) communications, WiFi communications, and LTE Direct communications.

4. The system of claim 2, wherein the communication device is in possession of one of the first user at the first delivery location and a second user associated with the first user at the first delivery location.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the first user establishes the second user as a delivery recipient for the package.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the delivery instructions comprise a time for delivery of the package, a sub-location at the first delivery location for delivery of the package, a recipient of the package at the first delivery location, a second delivery location for delivery of the package, contact information for the recipient of the package at the first delivery location, a drop-off location for the package within the first delivery location, and an access code to access the first delivery location.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the network interface component further receives additional delivery information comprising a change to the delivery information, and wherein the shipping module further determines the delivery instructions using the additional delivery information.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the delivery notification is communicated to a communication device for the delivery person on detection of the location matching the first delivery location.

9. The system of claim 1, the delivery notification is communicated to the first wireless beacon on detection of the location matching the first delivery location, and wherein the first wireless beacon communicates the delivery notification to a communication device for the delivery person using short range wireless communications.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the shipping module further provides a shipping interface for shipping the package with the first wireless beacon, and wherein the first merchant accesses the shipping interface to associate the first wireless beacon with the package.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the first user accesses the shipping interface to disassociate the first wireless beacon with the package, and wherein the first user utilizes the shipping interface to associate the first wireless beacon with a return package for the merchant.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein the first merchant receives the first wireless beacon from one of a second user in a return package, a second merchant, and a shipping provider associated with the delivery person.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein the first merchant receives a shipping account credit with a shipping provider associated with the delivery person if a second merchant receives the first wireless beacon from the first user.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the shipping account credit comprises one of an amount for use in shipping with the shipping provider and a credit for purchase or use of a second wireless beacon with the shipping provider.

15. A method comprising:

receiving, via a network interface component, delivery information comprising a delivery location for a package for delivery to a user by a delivery person;

determining, by a shipping module comprising at least one hardware processor, location specific delivery instructions for the package at the delivery location using the delivery information;

determining, by the shipping module, a delivery notification for presentation to the delivery person when the delivery person is at or nearby the delivery location using the location specific delivery instructions; and

communicating, via the network interface component, the delivery notification to a wireless beacon associated with the package, wherein the wireless beacon stores the delivery notification, and wherein the wireless beacon communicates the delivery notification to a first communication device in possession of the delivery person on detection by the wireless beacon of the package at or nearby the delivery location.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the wireless beacon detects the package at the delivery location using one of a GPS module, a compass module, and a transceiver connected to a device at the delivery location through short range wireless communications.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein the wireless beacon communicates the delivery notification to the first communication device using short range wireless communications with the first communication device.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein prior to the determining the location specific delivery instructions, the method further comprises:

receiving, via the network interface component, an update to the delivery information, wherein the update comprises at least one of a new delivery location for the package, a new recipient for the package, a new time of delivery of the package, and new contact information for use during delivery of the package,

wherein the delivery notification is further determined using the update.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the update is received from one of a merchant device for a merchant shipping an item to the user using the package and a second communication device in possession of the user.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising executable modules which, in response to execution by a computer system, cause the computer system to perform a method comprising:

receiving, by a network interface component, delivery information comprising a delivery location for a package for delivery to a user by a delivery person;

determining, by a shipping module comprising at least one hardware processor, location specific delivery instructions for the package at the delivery location using the delivery information;

determining, by the shipping module, a delivery notification for presentation to the delivery person when the delivery person is at or nearby the delivery location using the location specific delivery instructions; and

communicating, by the network interface component, the delivery notification to a wireless beacon associated with the package, wherein the wireless beacon stores the delivery notification, and wherein the wireless beacon communicates the delivery notification to a communication device in possession of the delivery person on detection by the wireless beacon of the package at or nearby the delivery location.