Patent ID: 8108259
Filing Date: 2012-01-31
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method for providing delivery instructions to a parcel delivery carrier by a consignee comprising the steps of: transmitting, via one or more processors, an electronic notification to the consignee indicating a scheduled delivery of a parcel to the consignee by the parcel delivery carrier, wherein the electronic notification includes a package tracking identifier associated with the parcel; generating an electronic image of a delivery authorization form (DAF); generating a DAF identifier associated with the electronic image of the DAF; associating the DAF identifier with the package tracking identifier in a package level detail (PLD) database operated by the parcel delivery carrier; transmitting, via the one or more processors, the electronic image of the DAF to the consignee, wherein the electronic image of the DAF (a) is capable of being printed and (b) includes indicia information indicating the package tracking identifier; receiving a delivery instruction associated with the electronic image of the DAF from the consignee; receiving an electronic signature from the consignee to create a signed DAF; transmitting the signed DAF to the parcel delivery carrier; updating a parcel record associated with the parcel in the PLD database to indicate the DAF has been signed; and electronically, via the one or more processors, communicating the delivery instruction along with the package tracking identifier to a portable computing device used by a delivery person of the parcel delivery carrier prior to an initial delivery attempt of the parcel.