Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Systems and methods for mail piece interception, rescue tracking, and confiscation alerts and related services
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Application No.: US16236338Application Date: 2018-12-28
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Publication No.: US10600019B1Publication Date: 2020-03-24
- Inventor: Charles John Atkinson , Michael John Biswas , John Roland Clem
- Applicant: Stamps.com Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA El Segundo
- Assignee: STAMPS.COM INC.
- Current Assignee: STAMPS.COM INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA El Segundo
- Agency: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
- Main IPC: G06Q10/08
- IPC: G06Q10/08 ; G06F17/24

Abstract:
Exemplary embodiments of the present invention would project a route and a delivery schedule for relevant mail pieces and would monitor carrier recorded tracking events for those mail pieces to determine whether or not actual tracking events are following the projected route and the projected schedule, and/or whether or not issues that might impact their delivery and/or their delivery schedule, may have arisen along their projected route; such exemplary embodiments would provide an alert to the relevant user(s) and/or other authorized parties and/or relevant carrier(s) and would facilitate user interaction by the relevant user(s) and/or parties to provide intercept and/or rescue and/or confiscation instructions; exemplary embodiments would facilitate automatic interfaces with the relevant carriers and delivery services for the subject mail piece to resolve rescue, item loss, insurance coverage, postage refund, intervention and/or confiscation instructions and issues.
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