Cashless Delivery Authorization via Pre-Captured Payment Data
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Solution Overview
Problem
Cash on delivery shipments face inefficiencies and limitations, including time-consuming payment processes, requirement for recipient presence, and inability to deliver to storage sites, due to the need for immediate payment upon delivery.
Innovation Solution
A method involving obtaining and capturing information that allows for consent-based delivery and payment processing without the recipient's immediate presence, using delivery consent, paid, or payment information to authorize shipment delivery, potentially through electronic devices or systems.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If payment is collected by the deliverer at the time of delivery, then the vendor's risk of non-payment is eliminated, but the delivery process becomes time-consuming and laborious
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by obtaining payment information from the recipient before the delivery takes place. The recipient provides payment details in advance, allowing the deliverer to verify payment capability electronically before arrival, thus eliminating the need for time-consuming cash handling at delivery while maintaining payment security
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical cash transaction system with an electronic payment verification system. Instead of physically collecting cash and providing change, the deliverer uses an electronic device to verify payment information, substituting manual financial operations with automated electronic verification
2Reliability
If the recipient must be present at home for delivery, then payment can be collected immediately, but the delivery flexibility and convenience are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables recipients to provide payment information in advance before delivery, so that payment verification can be performed electronically upon arrival without requiring the recipient's physical presence. This preliminary preparation of payment data allows delivery to proceed conveniently while maintaining payment security
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an electronic device as an intermediary between the deliverer and recipient. The device stores and verifies payment information, acting as a mediator that enables payment confirmation without requiring direct physical interaction or presence of the recipient at the delivery location
3Reliability
If cash payment is used at delivery, then the recipient can pay exactly the amount due, but the process requires handling large amounts of money in counted-out form
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical process of physical cash counting and verification with electronic payment information verification. The electronic device automatically validates the provided payment information against the required amount, eliminating manual cash handling complexity while ensuring payment accuracy through automated verification
Data Source
AI summary
A method with the steps of obtaining first information by a deliverer, wherein the first information includes: delivery consent information from which it follows that a person consents to the delivery of a shipment identifiable using the delivery consent information despite the absence of the person, wherein the shipment contains a good which must be paid for; paid information from which it follows that a payment for a good contained in a shipment identifiable at least using the paid information has been performed; or payment information with which a payment for a good contained in a shipment is permitted to be performed at a person's expense without further involvement of the person; and delivering the shipment or displaying second information, wherein obtaining the first information is a necessary condition for performing the delivering of the shipment or the displaying the second information.