Patent ID: 11922364
Assignee: UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICES
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A system for delivering items, the system comprising:
a user interface configured to receive, from an item shipper, a request for a geo-verification for delivery of an item;
a location database comprising geo-coordinates for a plurality of location types for a plurality of delivery points;
a confidence database storing a confidence score for the plurality of delivery points, wherein the confidence score for each of the plurality of delivery points;
a delivery database comprising item information and delivery event information, the item information comprising a delivery type and delivery point information, and the delivery event information comprising a geo-coordinate of the item at a time of a delivery of the item;
a server in communication with the user interface and the delivery database, the server configured to:
receive, from the user interface, item information for the item to be delivered;
query, via a processor, the delivery database to identify an intended delivery point from the plurality of delivery points and the delivery type based on the received item information;
query, the location database using the identified delivery point to identify geo-coordinates for the plurality of location types for the identified delivery point;
determine, that the received geo-coordinates of the item at the time of delivery of the item correspond to the geo-coordinates of one of the location types for the delivery point;
query the confidence database to identify the confidence score for the identified delivery point;
determine that the confidence score for the identified delivery point meets or exceeds a confidence threshold;
determine, based on the determination that the received geo-coordinates of the item at the time of delivery of the item correspond to the geo-coordinates of one of the location types for the delivery point, and on the determination that the confidence score for the identified delivery point meets or exceeds the confidence threshold, that the item delivery is geo-verified; and
send, to the item shipper, a notification that the item delivery is geo-verified and the location type.