Geographically distributed smart address signs for end-to-end delivery confirmation system over a data communication system

Abstract

An address sign registration module receives and stores geo-locations and unique identifiers from a plurality of smart address signs wirelessly connected to the data communication network. Each address sign displays a physical address associated with a geo-location and comprises wireless transceiver. The order tracking module receives messages from the smart address signs upon arrival of orders associated with the geo-locations and, in response, predicts deliveries and fraud with artificial intelligence and sends messages to online purchase systems confirming delivery.

We claim: 
     
         1 . A delivery confirmation server communicatively coupled over a data communication network to a plurality of geographically distributed smart address signs for sensing physical deliveries fulfilling orders associated with the address over a data communication system, the comprising:
 a processor of the delivery confirmation server;   a network interface, coupled to the data communication network and to the processor; and   a memory, coupled to the processor, comprising:
 an address sign registration module to receive, through the network interface, and store geo-locations and unique identifiers from a plurality of smart address signs wirelessly connected to the data communication network, wherein each address sign displays a physical address associated with a geo-location and comprises a communication unit communicatively coupled to the data communication network; 
 an order tracking module to, via the network interface, receive orders for delivery from online purchase systems to customers associated with the plurality of smart address signs; and 
 an artificial intelligence module to maintain, via the processor, to forecast real-time delivery information for a specific order based on information received from the plurality of smart address signs, 
 wherein the order tracking module receives a message from a smart address sign upon arrival of the specific order associated with a geo-location and, in response, sends a message to the online purchase systems confirming delivery. 
   
     
     
         2 . The delivery confirmation server of  claim 1 , wherein the address sign registration module tracks dynamic locations of address signs. 
     
     
         3 . The delivery confirmation server of  claim 1 , wherein the address sign registration module tracks temporary static locations of address signs. 
     
     
         4 . The delivery confirmation server of  claim 1 , wherein the delivery confirmation server and the online purchase system are operated by a single entity. 
     
     
         5 . The delivery confirmation server of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 receiving a message from a receiving pad that physically detects a presence of the order based on an expected weight.   
     
     
         6 . The delivery confirmation server of  claim 1 , wherein the order tracking module receives updates from an external delivery tracking system. 
     
     
         7 . The delivery confirmation server of  claim 1 , wherein the received message from the receiving pad also confirms that a verified customer has retrieved the order. 
     
     
         8 . The delivery confirmation server of  claim 1 , wherein the smart address sign is registered with the address sign registration module from an application executing on a smart phone associated with the customer. 
     
     
         9 . A computer-implemented method in a delivery confirmation server communicatively coupled over a data communication network to a plurality of geographically distributed smart address signs for sensing physical deliveries fulfilling orders associated with the address over a data communication system, the method comprising:
 receiving, through a network interface, and storing geo-locations and unique identifiers from a plurality of smart address signs wirelessly connected to the data communication network, wherein each address sign displays a physical address associated with a geo-location and comprises a communication unit communicatively coupled to the data communication network;   receiving orders for delivery from online purchase systems to customers associated with the plurality of smart address signs; and   forecasting real-time delivery information for a specific order based on information received from the plurality of smart address signs,   wherein the order tracking module receives a message from a smart address sign upon arrival of the specific order associated with a geo-location and, in response, sends a message to the online purchase systems confirming delivery.   
     
     
         10 . A non-transitory computer-readable media storing source code that, when executed by a processor, performs a method in a delivery confirmation server communicatively coupled over a data communication network to a plurality of geographically distributed smart address signs for sensing physical deliveries fulfilling orders associated with the address over a data communication system, the method comprising:
 receiving, through a network interface, and storing geo-locations and unique identifiers from a plurality of smart address signs wirelessly connected to the data communication network, wherein each address sign displays a physical address associated with a geo-location and comprises a communication unit communicatively coupled to the data communication network;   receiving orders for delivery from online purchase systems to customers associated with the plurality of smart address signs; and   forecasting real-time delivery information for a specific order based on information received from the plurality of smart address signs,   wherein the order tracking module receives a message from a smart address sign upon arrival of the specific order associated with a geo-location and, in response, sends a message to the online purchase systems confirming delivery.