System, delivery device and methods for use therewith

• US 9,990,601 B2
• Filed: 02/12/2015
• Issued: 06/05/2018
• 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.
• Primary Examiner(s): Allen, William J
• Application Number:
  US14/620,941
• Publication Number:
  US 20150302495A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,209 Days
• 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 device includes an image capture device for generating delivery image data of a delivery at a service address. A processor executes a delivery application to bidirectionally communicate delivery data with the delivery data server via the network interface, wherein the delivery data includes a delivery tracking number and the delivery image data. The delivery data server processes the delivery data to provide a delivery confirmation to a customer at the service address, wherein the delivery confirmation includes the delivery tracking number and the delivery image data.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a delivery device comprising;

a network interface for communicating via a network;

an image capture device for generating delivery image data of a delivery at a service address;

a memory that stores a delivery application and the delivery image data;

a processing module, coupled to the memory and the network interface, the processing module including at least one processor that executes the delivery application to bidirectionally communicate delivery data with a delivery data server via the network interface, wherein the delivery data includes a delivery tracking number and the delivery image data, wherein the network interface receives delivery location data generated by a client device that indicates a service address associated with a user of the 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 indicates a user selection of the delivery location in relation to captured image data corresponding to the service address, and wherein the delivery location data indicates the user selection of the delivery location by superposition of a delivery location icon on the captured image data corresponding to the service address; and

a display device that displays the superposition of the delivery location icon on the captured image data corresponding to the service address;

the delivery data server configured to;

receive the delivery data; and

process the delivery data to provide a delivery confirmation to a customer at the service address, wherein the delivery confirmation includes the delivery tracking number and the delivery image data.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the captured image data corresponding to the service address includes to at least one of:

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

3. A delivery device for use with a delivery data server comprising:

a network interface for communicating via a network;

an image capture device for generating delivery image data of a delivery at a service address;

a memory that stores a delivery application and the delivery image data; and

a processing module, coupled to the memory and the network interface, the processing module including at least one processor that executes the delivery application to bidirectionally communicate delivery data with the delivery data server via the network interface, wherein the delivery data includes a delivery tracking number and the delivery image data, wherein the network interface receives delivery location data generated by a client device that indicates a service address associated with a user of the 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 indicates a user selection of the delivery location in relation to captured image data corresponding to the service address, and wherein the delivery location data indicates the user selection of the delivery location by superposition of a delivery location icon on the captured image data corresponding to the service address; and

a display device that displays the superposition of the delivery location icon on the captured image data corresponding to the service address;

wherein the delivery data server processes the delivery image data to provide a delivery confirmation to a customer at the service address, wherein the delivery confirmation includes the delivery tracking number and the delivery image data.

4. The delivery device of claim 3 wherein the captured image data corresponding to the service address includes to at least one of:

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

5. A method for use with a delivery device and a delivery data server, the method comprising:

receiving, via a network interface of the delivery device, delivery location data generated by a client device that indicates a service address associated with a user of the 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 indicates a user selection of the delivery location in relation to captured image data corresponding to the service address, and wherein the delivery location data indicates the user selection of the delivery location by superposition of a delivery location icon on the captured image data corresponding to the service address; and

displaying, on a display device of the delivery device, the superposition of the delivery location icon on the captured image data corresponding to the service address;

generating delivery image data of a delivery at a service address via an image capture device; and

sending the delivery image data of the delivery at the service address and a tracking number to the delivery data server;

wherein the delivery data server processes the delivery image data to provide a delivery confirmation to a customer at the service address, wherein the delivery confirmation includes the delivery tracking number and the delivery image data.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein the captured image data corresponding to the service address includes to at least one of:

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