Method and apparatus for stipulating a delivery and/or pickup position

Abstract

The disclosure relates, inter alia, to a method comprising the steps of providing, by a user apparatus, an activable user interface for stipulating a delivery and/or pickup position, capturing of a position of the user apparatus when the user interface is activated, and communication of delivery and/or pickup position information associated with the captured position from the user apparatus to a delivery service apparatus.

1 . A method comprising
 providing, by a user apparatus, an activable user interface for stipulating a delivery and/or pickup position,   capturing a position of the user apparatus when the user interface is activated, and   communicating delivery and/or pickup position information associated with the captured position from the user apparatus to a delivery service apparatus.   
     
     
         2 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the delivery and/or pickup position information indicates a delivery and/or pickup position for delivery of a shipment into a vehicle. 
     
     
         3 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the activable user interface is an activable element of a user interface of the user apparatus. 
     
     
         4 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the activable user interface comprises a button, particularly a key button. 
     
     
         5 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the activable user interface is activable by a user input. 
     
     
         6 . The method according to  claim 1 , additionally comprising:
 providing, by the user apparatus, a further user interface for stipulating a delivery and/or pickup period,   obtaining delivery and/or pickup period information by the further user interface at the user apparatus, and   communicating the obtained delivery and/or pickup period information from the user apparatus to the delivery service apparatus.   
     
     
         7 . The method according to  claim 6 , wherein the delivery and/or pickup period information indicates a delivery and/or pickup period for delivery of a shipment into a vehicle. 
     
     
         8 . The method according to  claim 6 , wherein the further user interface is an element of a user interface of the user apparatus. 
     
     
         9 . A user apparatus comprising:
 means configured to perform the method according to  claim 1  or comprising respective means for performing the steps of the method according to  claim 1 .   
     
     
         10 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon a computer program that, when the computer program runs on a processor, causes the processor to perform and/or to control the method of  claim 1 . 
     
     
         11 . A method comprising:
 obtaining delivery and/or pickup position information from a user apparatus at a delivery service apparatus,   associating, by the delivery service apparatus, the obtained delivery and/or pickup position information with a delivery agent apparatus,   communicating the obtained delivery and/or pickup position information from the delivery service apparatus to the delivery agent apparatus.   
     
     
         12 . The method according to  claim 11 , additionally comprising:
 obtaining delivery and/or pickup period information from the user apparatus at the delivery service apparatus, and   communicating the delivery and/or pickup period information to the delivery agent apparatus.   
     
     
         13 . The method according to  claim 11 , additionally comprising:
 generating and/or selecting access authorisation information at least in part on the basis of the obtained delivery and/or pickup position information and/or the obtained delivery and/or pickup period information,   communicating the generated and/or selected access authorisation information to the delivery agent apparatus.   
     
     
         14 . The method according to  claim 13 , wherein the access authorisation information authorises access for the delivery into a vehicle. 
     
     
         15 . The method according to  claim 13 , wherein the access authorisation information has a limited temporal and/or spatial validity and/or is valid for a limited number of accesses. 
     
     
         16 . The method according to  claim 11 , additionally comprising:
 providing a non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon a computer program that, when the computer program runs on a processor, causes the processor to perform and/or to control the steps of:
 providing, by a user apparatus, an activable user interface for stipulating a delivery and/or pickup position, 
 capturing a position of the user apparatus when the user interface is activated, and 
 communicating delivery and/or pickup position information associated with the captured position from the user apparatus to a delivery service, 
   
       for obtainment at the user apparatus. 
     
     
         17 . A delivery service apparatus comprising:
 means configured to perform the method according to  claim 11  or comprising respective means for performing the steps of the method according to  claim 11 .   
     
     
         18 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon a computer program that, when the computer program runs on a processor, causes the processor to perform and/or to control the method of  claim 11 . 
     
     
         19 . The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 obtaining delivery and/or pickup position information from a user apparatus at a delivery service apparatus,   associating, by the delivery service apparatus, the obtained delivery and/or pickup position information with a delivery agent apparatus,   communicating the obtained delivery and/or pickup position information from the delivery service apparatus to the delivery agent apparatus.   
     
     
         20 . A system comprising:
 a user apparatus comprising means configured to perform the steps of:
 providing, by a user apparatus, an activable user interface for stipulating a delivery and/or pickup position, 
 capturing a position of the user apparatus when the user interface is activated, and 
 communicating delivery and/or pickup position information associated with the captured position from the user apparatus to a delivery service apparatus; and 
   a delivery service apparatus comprising means configured to perform the steps of:
 obtaining delivery and/or pickup position information from a user apparatus at a delivery service apparatus, 
 associating, by the delivery service apparatus, the obtained delivery and/or pickup position information with a delivery agent apparatus, 
 communicating the obtained delivery and/or pickup position information from the delivery service apparatus to the delivery agent apparatus.