Geo-verified delivery system using geofence confidence scoring
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need for a system that provides confirmation of accurate delivery of items, particularly for sensitive or high-value materials, to ensure that shipments are delivered to the correct location, addressing concerns about credit card charge disputes and ensuring items reach the intended recipient.
Innovation Solution
A geo-verification system that uses a delivery database to store item information and a geofence database to determine if the delivery occurred within a verified geofence surrounding the intended delivery address, employing a confidence score based on historical delivery data to confirm the accuracy of the delivery location.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional delivery confirmation methods are used, then delivery confirmation is provided, but delivery location accuracy cannot be verified and charge disputes cannot be prevented
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces traditional mechanical delivery confirmation methods (physical signatures, visual inspection) with a geo-verification system that uses GPS coordinates, geofencing technology, and automated database queries to verify delivery locations. This substitution enables precise location measurement and automated verification, resolving the contradiction between reliable confirmation and location accuracy.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a geo-verification database and geofence database as intermediary systems between the delivery process and confirmation. These databases store pre-verified delivery locations and geofence boundaries, acting as mediators that automatically compare actual delivery coordinates against authorized locations, thereby ensuring both reliability and precision without requiring manual verification.
2Measurement precision
If geo-verification with geofencing is implemented, then delivery location accuracy is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-establishing geofences and populating the geo-verification database with authorized delivery locations before the actual delivery process. This advance preparation allows the system to simply compare GPS coordinates against pre-defined boundaries during delivery, maintaining high location accuracy while minimizing real-time processing complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements self-service through automated geofence detection and verification. The mobile device automatically detects whether delivery coordinates fall within authorized geofences without requiring manual intervention, and the system automatically queries the database for verification. This automation reduces operational complexity while maintaining precise location verification.
3Measurement precision
If confidence scoring based on historical data is used, then delivery verification accuracy is improved, but data processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies partial action by using confidence scoring selectively based on delivery risk levels. The system calculates confidence scores using historical data only when necessary (e.g., for high-value items or suspicious patterns), rather than processing all deliveries uniformly. This approach improves verification accuracy for critical deliveries while minimizing unnecessary data processing energy consumption for routine deliveries.
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AI summary
A system and method for geo-certifying delivery of items is disclosed. In some embodiments, a system tracks the intended delivery addresses of items as well as the actual delivery points. The system then determines if it has geo-verified geo-coordinates for the intended delivery points. If so, the system geo-certifies a delivery if the actual delivery point is within a geofence surrounding the intended delivery address.