Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Predictions by using beacons in a real-time last mile logistics platform
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Application No.: US17314509Application Date: 2021-05-07
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Publication No.: US11537974B2Publication Date: 2022-12-27
- Inventor: Anderthan Hsieh , Thomas Edward Taylor , Thomas Edward Belluscio , Xilin Alexander Liu
- Applicant: DoorDash, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA San Francisco
- Assignee: DoorDash, Inc.
- Current Assignee: DoorDash, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Francisco
- Agency: Kwan & Olynick LLP
- Main IPC: G06Q10/08
- IPC: G06Q10/08 ; H04W4/02 ; H04W4/80

Abstract:
Provided are mechanisms and processes for facilitating a real-time, on-demand delivery platform for perishable goods by determining aspects such as the location and status of a courier who is affiliated with a delivery platform. In one example, a courier carries a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) enabled mobile device that is configured to detect signals from beacons located at both a vehicle registered to the courier and a provider site. Each of the detected signals includes identifying information and signal strength of the detected signal. The identifying information and signal strengths are transmitted to a server that monitors the signal strengths received at the courier's BLE-enabled mobile device from the beacon devices to determine the likelihood that the courier has arrived at the provider site.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210264355A1 PREDICTIONS BY USING BEACONS IN A REAL-TIME LAST MILE LOGISTICS PLATFORM Public/Granted day:2021-08-26
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