Off network order operations for pickup locations
US9870548B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 6, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jan 16, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 29, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q10/0836
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A pickup location may be enabled to continue to operate when communication over a network is not available by preemptively synchronizing certain data. For the delivery of an item, order data such as the expected tracking identification for an item may be sent to the pickup location before the item is delivered. An access code that will be used by the user for retrieving the item from a storage compartment at the pickup location may also be generated and synchronized between the pickup location and a remote computing resource before the item is delivered. A delivery of an item as confirmed by a carrier may be reported to a user when communication with the pickup location is unavailable if the carrier meets a certain confidence threshold requirement based on past performance.
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