Automatic initiation of a response action when an event associated with an item in transit is based on logistical node scan data
First Claim
1. A method of a multimodal communication server, the multimodal communication server being part of a mailing service, comprising:
- processing, through the multimodal communication server, event data associated with a mailed item in transit between a source location and a destination location based on scan data of a logistical node between the source location and the destination location, the source location and the destination location comprising a plurality of logistical nodes therebetween including the logistical node associated with the scan data, the scan data and the event data being generated through a scan of a code on the mailed item in transit at the logistical node by a set of intermediate servers communicatively coupled to the plurality of logistical nodes, and the set of intermediate servers also being communicatively coupled to the multimodal communication server through a computer network;
determining, through the multimodal communication server, if the event data associated with the mailed item in transit between the source location and the destination location is associated with response actions defined in a matching table of the multimodal communication server using a processor and a memory;
in response to the determination of the event data being associated with a time notification as a defined response action;
determining, through the multimodal communication server, the logistical node as a logistical node last encountered by the mailed item in transit;
determining, through the multimodal communication server, an amount of time before the mailed item in transit is expected to reach a recipient thereof in accordance with the determined last encountered logistical node; and
transmitting, through the multimodal communication server, data related to the determined amount of time before the mailed item in transit is expected to reach the recipient thereof to a client device of the recipient;
determining, through a device incorporated into the mailed item in transit, a temperature reading of an interior of the mailed item in transit based on infrared radiation;
automatically communicating, through the device incorporated into the mailed item in transit, the determined temperature reading to scanning equipment associated with the scan data of the logistical node between the source location and the destination location;
incorporating, through the multimodal communication server, the communicated temperature reading of the interior of the mailed item in transit into the scan data of the logistical node between the source location and the destination location;
in response to the determination of the event data being associated with a temperature notification as another defined response action;
transmitting, through the multimodal communication server, data related to the determined temperature of the interior of the mailed item in transit to the client device of the recipient; and
transmitting, through the multimodal communication server, data related to weather information about a logistical node encountered by the mailed item in transit to the client device of the recipient when the mailed item is a perishable item whose condition is weather-dependent in accordance with the event data being associated with a weather notification as yet another defined response action.
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Abstract
A method includes processing an event data associated with an item in transit between a source location and a destination location based on a scan data of a logistical node between the source location and the destination location. The server determines if the event data associated with the item in transit between the source location and the destination location based on the scan data of the logistical node between the source location and the destination location is associated with a response action defined in a matching table by the multimodal communication server using a processor and a memory. The server automatically initiates the response action when the event data associated with the item in transit between the source location and the destination location based on the scan data of the logistical node between the source location and the destination location is defined in the matching table on the multimodal communication server.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of a multimodal communication server, the multimodal communication server being part of a mailing service, comprising:
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processing, through the multimodal communication server, event data associated with a mailed item in transit between a source location and a destination location based on scan data of a logistical node between the source location and the destination location, the source location and the destination location comprising a plurality of logistical nodes therebetween including the logistical node associated with the scan data, the scan data and the event data being generated through a scan of a code on the mailed item in transit at the logistical node by a set of intermediate servers communicatively coupled to the plurality of logistical nodes, and the set of intermediate servers also being communicatively coupled to the multimodal communication server through a computer network; determining, through the multimodal communication server, if the event data associated with the mailed item in transit between the source location and the destination location is associated with response actions defined in a matching table of the multimodal communication server using a processor and a memory; in response to the determination of the event data being associated with a time notification as a defined response action; determining, through the multimodal communication server, the logistical node as a logistical node last encountered by the mailed item in transit; determining, through the multimodal communication server, an amount of time before the mailed item in transit is expected to reach a recipient thereof in accordance with the determined last encountered logistical node; and transmitting, through the multimodal communication server, data related to the determined amount of time before the mailed item in transit is expected to reach the recipient thereof to a client device of the recipient; determining, through a device incorporated into the mailed item in transit, a temperature reading of an interior of the mailed item in transit based on infrared radiation; automatically communicating, through the device incorporated into the mailed item in transit, the determined temperature reading to scanning equipment associated with the scan data of the logistical node between the source location and the destination location; incorporating, through the multimodal communication server, the communicated temperature reading of the interior of the mailed item in transit into the scan data of the logistical node between the source location and the destination location; in response to the determination of the event data being associated with a temperature notification as another defined response action; transmitting, through the multimodal communication server, data related to the determined temperature of the interior of the mailed item in transit to the client device of the recipient; and transmitting, through the multimodal communication server, data related to weather information about a logistical node encountered by the mailed item in transit to the client device of the recipient when the mailed item is a perishable item whose condition is weather-dependent in accordance with the event data being associated with a weather notification as yet another defined response action. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system, comprising:
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a set of intermediate servers at logistical nodes between a source location and a destination location to create scan data from a mailed item in transit between the source location and the destination location; a computer network; a multimodal communication server communicatively coupled with the set of intermediate servers through the computer network, the multimodal communication server being part of a mailing service, and the multimodal communication server being configured to; process event data associated with the mailed item in transit between the source location and the destination location based on the created scan data, the scan data and the event data being generated through a scan of a code on the mailed item in transit at a logistical node by the set of intermediate servers, determine if the event data associated with the mailed item in transit between the source location and the destination location is associated with response actions defined in a matching table of the multimodal communication server using a processor and a memory, and in response to the determination of the event data being associated with a time notification as a defined response action; determine the logistical node as a logistical node last encountered by the mailed item in transit, determine an amount of time before the mailed item in transit is expected to reach a recipient thereof in accordance with the determined last encountered logistical node, and transmit data related to the determined amount of time before the mailed item in transit is expected to reach the recipient thereof to a client device of the recipient, a device incorporated into the mailed item in transit, the device being configured to determine a temperature reading of an interior of the mailed item in transit based on infrared radiation, and to automatically communicate the determined temperature reading to scanning equipment associated with the scan data of the logistical node between the source location and the destination location, wherein the multimodal communication server is further configured to; incorporate the communicated temperature reading of the interior of the mailed item in transit into the scan data of the logistical node between the source location and the destination location, in response to the determination of the event data being associated with a temperature notification as another defined response action; transmit data related to the determined temperature reading of the interior of the mailed item in transit to the client device of the recipient, and transmit data related to weather information about a logistical node encountered by the mailed item in transit to the client device of the recipient when the mailed item is a perishable item whose condition is weather-dependent in accordance with the event data being associated with a weather notification as yet another defined response action. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A multimodal communication server, the multimodal communication server being part of a mailing service, comprising:
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a memory; and a processor communicatively coupled to the memory, the processor being configured to execute instructions to; process event data associated with a mailed item in transit between a source location and a destination location based on scan data of a logistical node between the source location and the destination location, the source location and the destination location comprising a plurality of logistical nodes therebetween including the logistical node associated with the scan data, the scan data and the event data being generated through a scan of a code on the mailed item in transit at the logistical node by a set of intermediate servers communicatively coupled to the plurality of logistical nodes, and the set of intermediate servers also being communicatively coupled to the multimodal communication server through a computer network, determine if the event data associated with the mailed item in transit between the source location and the destination location is associated with response actions defined in a matching table of the multimodal communication server, in response to the determination of the event data being associated with a time notification as a defined response action; determine the logistical node as a logistical node last encountered by the mailed item in transit, determine an amount of time before the mailed item in transit is expected to reach a recipient thereof in accordance with the determined last encountered logistical node, and transmit data related to the determined amount of time before the mailed item in transit is expected to reach the recipient thereof to a client device of the recipient, enable determining, through a device incorporated into the mailed item in transit, a temperature reading of an interior of the mailed item in transit based on infrared radiation, enable automatic communication, through the device incorporated into the mailed item in transit, the determined temperature reading to scanning equipment associated with the scan data of the logistical node between the source location and the destination location, incorporate the communicated temperature reading of the interior of the mailed item in transit into the scan data of the logistical node between the source location and the destination location, in response to the determination of the event data being associated with a temperature notification as another defined response action; transmit data related to the determined temperature reading of the interior of the mailed item in transit to the client device of the recipient, and transmit data related to weather information about a logistical node encountered by the mailed item in transit to the client device of the recipient when the mailed item is a perishable item whose condition is weather-dependent in accordance with the event data being associated with a weather notification as yet another defined response action. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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