Method and apparatus for stipulating a delivery and/or pickup position

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016342944-A1
Application number	US-201615160096-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	May 20, 2016
Priority date	May 20, 2015
Publication date	Nov 24, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

The disclosure relates, inter alia, to a method comprising the steps of providing, by a user apparatus, an activable user interface for stipulating a delivery and/or pickup position, capturing of a position of the user apparatus when the user interface is activated, and communication of delivery and/or pickup position information associated with the captured position from the user apparatus to a delivery service apparatus.

First claim

1 . A method comprising
providing, by a user apparatus, an activable user interface for stipulating a delivery and/or pickup position, capturing a position of the user apparatus when the user interface is activated, and communicating delivery and/or pickup position information associated with the captured position from the user apparatus to a delivery service apparatus.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the delivery and/or pickup position information indicates a delivery and/or pickup position for delivery of a shipment into a vehicle.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the activable user interface is an activable element of a user interface of the user apparatus.

4 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the activable user interface comprises a button, particularly a key button.

5 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the activable user interface is activable by a user input.

6 . The method according to claim 1 , additionally comprising:
providing, by the user apparatus, a further user interface for stipulating a delivery and/or pickup period, obtaining delivery and/or pickup period information by the further user interface at the user apparatus, and communicating the obtained delivery and/or pickup period information from the user apparatus to the delivery service apparatus.

7 . The method according to claim 6 , wherein the delivery and/or pickup period information indicates a delivery and/or pickup period for delivery of a shipment into a vehicle.

8 . The method according to claim 6 , wherein the further user interface is an element of a user interface of the user apparatus.

9 . A user apparatus comprising:
means configured to perform the method according to claim 1 or comprising respective means for performing the steps of the method according to claim 1 .

10 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon a computer program that, when the computer program runs on a processor, causes the processor to perform and/or to control the method of claim 1 .

11 . A method comprising:
obtaining delivery and/or pickup position information from a user apparatus at a delivery service apparatus, associating, by the delivery service apparatus, the obtained delivery and/or pickup position information with a delivery agent apparatus, communicating the obtained delivery and/or pickup position information from the delivery service apparatus to the delivery agent apparatus.

12 . The method according to claim 11 , additionally comprising:
obtaining delivery and/or pickup period information from the user apparatus at the delivery service apparatus, and communicating the delivery and/or pickup period information to the delivery agent apparatus.

13 . The method according to claim 11 , additionally comprising:
generating and/or selecting access authorisation information at least in part on the basis of the obtained delivery and/or pickup position information and/or the obtained delivery and/or pickup period information, communicating the generated and/or selected access authorisation information to the delivery agent apparatus.

14 . The method according to claim 13 , wherein the access authorisation information authorises access for the delivery into a vehicle.

15 . The method according to claim 13 , wherein the access authorisation information has a limited temporal and/or spatial validity and/or is valid for a limited number of accesses.

16 . The method according to claim 11 , additionally comprising:
providing a non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon a computer program that, when the computer program runs on a processor, causes the processor to perform and/or to control the steps of:
providing, by a user apparatus, an activable user interface for stipulating a delivery and/or pickup position,
capturing a position of the user apparatus when the user interface is activated, and
communicating delivery and/or pickup position information associated with the captured position from the user apparatus to a delivery service,

for obtainment at the user apparatus.

17 . A delivery service apparatus comprising:
means configured to perform the method according to claim 11 or comprising respective means for performing the steps of the method according to claim 11 .

18 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon a computer program that, when the computer program runs on a processor, causes the processor to perform and/or to control the method of claim 11 .

19 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
obtaining delivery and/or pickup position information from a user apparatus at a delivery service apparatus, associating, by the delivery service apparatus, the obtained delivery and/or pickup position information with a delivery agent apparatus, communicating the obtained delivery and/or pickup position information from the delivery service apparatus to the delivery agent apparatus.

20 . A system comprising:
a user apparatus comprising means configured to perform the steps of:
providing, by a user apparatus, an activable user interface for stipulating a delivery and/or pickup position,
capturing a position of the user apparatus when the user interface is activated, and
communicating delivery and/or pickup position information associated with the captured position from the user apparatus to a delivery service apparatus; and
a delivery service apparatus comprising means configured to perform the steps of:
obtaining delivery and/or pickup position information from a user apparatus at a delivery service apparatus,
associating, by the delivery service apparatus, the obtained delivery and/or pickup position information with a delivery agent apparatus,
communicating the obtained delivery and/or pickup position information from the delivery service apparatus to the delivery agent apparatus.

Assignees

• Wiechers Ralph
• Busecke Matthias
• Deutsche Post Ag

Inventors

• Wiechers Ralph
• Busecke Matthias

Classifications

• G06Q10/0836 Primary

  Recipient pick-ups · CPC title

• G06Q10/083 Primary

  Shipping · CPC title

• G06Q10/08

  Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management · CPC title