Patent ID: 11941575
Assignee: UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA, INC.
Field: IT methods for management (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 12:
13. A system comprising:
a dimensional scanner for detecting dimensional data of a parcel, the dimensional data including at least one of: a height, a length, or a width of the parcel;
at least one of a computing entity or a mobile device associated with a delivery vehicle having a location module for acquiring location data;
a carrier server configured to:
receive a request to reserve available space for an unallocated parcel, wherein the request comprises a geographic area;
determine, based at least in part on the location data, that the delivery vehicle services the geographic area;
cause, based at least in part on determining the delivery vehicle services the geographic area, the dimensional scanner to scan each parcel of one or more allocated parcels associated with the delivery vehicle to acquire the dimensional data;
predict a remaining space in the delivery vehicle based at least in part on the dimensional data;
identify that the unallocated parcel would fit within the remaining space;
cause a loading of the unallocated parcel onto the delivery vehicle;
receive, after the unallocated parcel is loaded onto the delivery vehicle, a purchase request for the unallocated parcel, wherein the purchase request identifies a target delivery location within the geographic area; and
send an instruction to the delivery vehicle to deliver the unallocated parcel to the target delivery location;

a printer coupled to the delivery vehicle for printing a label for the unallocated parcel while the delivery vehicle is dispatched; and
a processor communicatively coupled with the printer and configured to:
receive the instruction to deliver the unallocated parcel while the delivery vehicle is in the geographic area;
instruct the printer to print the label indicative of the target delivery location; and
instruct a driver to affix the label and deliver the unallocated parcel to the target delivery location.