Package Pickup Notification for Proxy Collection at Shared Drop-Offs
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing delivery systems burden recipients with the need to travel to individual delivery destinations for package collection, especially with increasing small-lot deliveries, leading to higher costs and inconvenience.
Innovation Solution
An information processing system that notifies recipients of package delivery information for other recipients, allowing them to collect packages on behalf of others through a proxy service, including authorization and notification mechanisms.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If packages are delivered directly to individual recipient addresses, then delivery service coverage is improved, but delivery costs increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple delivery destinations into a single consolidated receiving place. Packages destined for different individual addresses are aggregated at one location, allowing recipients to collect multiple packages in one trip. This combining approach reduces the number of separate delivery routes needed, thereby lowering overall delivery costs while maintaining service coverage.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a consolidated receiving place as an intermediary between the delivery system and individual recipients. This intermediary location serves as a hub where packages are aggregated before final distribution to recipients, reducing the burden on the delivery system to access each individual address separately.
2Loss of energy
If packages are consolidated to a prescribed receiving place, then delivery costs are reduced, but recipients must travel to the delivery destination even when no other packages are available
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a notification system that provides feedback to recipients about package availability at the consolidated receiving place. Recipients receive notifications indicating whether packages are available for collection, allowing them to plan their visits accordingly. This feedback mechanism prevents unnecessary trips when no packages are available while still enabling cost-effective consolidated delivery.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent performs preliminary notification to recipients before they need to visit the receiving place. By notifying recipients in advance about package availability, the system allows them to prepare and visit only when necessary, improving convenience while maintaining the cost benefits of consolidation.
3Ease of operation
If recipients collect packages individually at their own addresses, then convenience is improved, but the burden on the delivery side increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple individual delivery stops into a single consolidated receiving place. This merging approach allows the delivery system to service one location instead of multiple scattered addresses, significantly improving delivery efficiency and productivity while still providing recipients with convenient package collection options.
Data Source
AI summary
An information processing system includes a notification unit that notifies a recipient who receives a package, of reference information regarding a package of another recipient corresponding to registration information that is registered in advance by the recipient.