Geolocation System for Courier Delivery Location Accuracy
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Solution Overview
Problem
Couriers often face difficulties in locating destination sites due to inaccurate or incomplete addresses, leading to undelivered packages and subsequent costs absorbed by the sender.
Innovation Solution
A system that gathers and sends geocoordinates to help couriers locate addresses, allowing recipients to provide GPS coordinates if they are at the destination, and approximates coordinates based on nearby locations if they are not.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If couriers use traditional address-based navigation, then the delivery system is simple to operate, but the accuracy of locating destination sites deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces geocoordinates as an intermediary element between the courier and the destination site. Instead of directly navigating to addresses, the system provides GPS coordinates that serve as a precise mediator, enabling accurate location identification while maintaining operational simplicity for the courier.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-calculating and storing geocoordinates for destination sites before delivery attempts. This advance preparation ensures that when a courier needs to locate a site, the precise coordinates are already available, eliminating the need for real-time address interpretation and improving location accuracy.
2Productivity
If couriers receive incomplete addresses, then the vendor can send packages without verification, but the delivery success rate deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical system of manual address verification with an automated geolocation system. Instead of relying on couriers to interpret and verify addresses manually, the system automatically converts addresses into precise geocoordinates, substituting human judgment with computational accuracy to improve delivery success rates.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback by using geocoordinates to verify and confirm destination locations. The automated location verification process provides feedback on whether the address information is sufficient and accurate, allowing the system to identify and correct information quality issues before delivery attempts.
3Loss of time
If packages are returned due to location difficulties, then the courier can avoid wasted travel time, but the sender absorbs additional costs
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary location verification by providing accurate geocoordinates before the courier begins travel. This advance confirmation ensures that couriers only travel to locations that can be successfully located, preventing wasted travel time and the associated costs of returned packages.
Data Source
AI summary
An apparatus includes a memory and a processor. The processor receives, from a transporter device, an indication of a problem associated with locating a destination site associated with the first user device. In response to receiving the indication, the processor requests the geocoordinates of the first user device. The processor confirms that a second user device is located proximate the destination site, wherein the first user device requests the geocoordinates of the second user device in response to a determination that the first user device is not located proximate the destination site. The processor receives the geocoordinates of the second user device, and communicates, to the transporter device, the geocoordinates of the second user device.