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

Claim 10:
11. A method of delivering items, the method comprising:
receiving, in a processor, from an item shipper via a user interface, a request for a geo-verification for delivery of an item;
receiving, in a processor, item information for an item to be delivered, the item information comprising a delivery type and delivery point information;
receiving, in a processor, delivery event information from a scan of the item, the delivery event information comprising a geo-coordinate of the item at a time of a delivery of the item;
querying, via a processor, a delivery database to identify an intended delivery point for the item based on the received item information;
querying, via a processor, a location database using the identified delivery point, the location database comprising geo-coordinates for a plurality of location types for a delivery point;
querying, via a processor, a confidence database to identify a confidence score for the identified delivery point;
determining, in a processor, that the confidence score for the identified delivery point meets or exceeds a confidence threshold;
determining 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;
determining, in a processor, 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
sending a notification to the item shipper that the item delivery is geo-verified and the location type.