Patents Assigned to Simpler Postage, Inc.
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Patent number: 11842319Abstract: A method for recipient-initiated shipping includes receiving, at an internet connected server, recipient data (including a first shipping address) from a shipping recipient; providing delivery options to the shipping recipient based on a set of delivery option criteria and the recipient data; receiving a delivery choice from the shipping recipient; and notifying at least one of a shipping sender and a shipping carrier of the delivery choice.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2022Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: Simpler Postage, Inc.Inventor: Jarrett Streebin
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Patent number: 11810134Abstract: Embodiments of a method and system for determining delivery estimates for shipping a parcel include: retrieving historical delivery data from a plurality of shipping carriers; generating cross-carrier delivery features based on normalizing the historical delivery data; generating a cross-carrier delivery prediction model based on the cross-carrier delivery features; retrieving parcel data for the parcel based on a tracking number S140; generating parcel features based on normalizing the parcel data S150; determining a delivery estimate for the parcel based on processing the parcel features with the cross-carrier delivery prediction model S160; and responding to the delivery estimate S170.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2022Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Simpler Postage, Inc.Inventor: Sawyer Bateman
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Patent number: 11694154Abstract: A method for prediction model determination can include: determining a set of models, training each model, determining package transit data, evaluating the set of models, selecting a model from the set of models, predicting package transit data using the selected model, and/or any other suitable element.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2022Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: Simpler Postage, Inc.Inventor: Graham McAlister
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Patent number: 11694152Abstract: Systems and methods for processing shipment request by using a multi-carrier shipping services platform.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2020Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: Simpler Postage, Inc.Inventors: Graham McAlister, Sheng Gu, Andrew Kramolisch, Michael Kimelblat, Faye Zhang, Minghang Cai
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Patent number: 11657359Abstract: Embodiments of a system and method for automating shipping for a physical object can include an object dimensions measurer (ODM) operable to collect and wirelessly transmit a dimensions dataset for the physical object, an object weight measurer (OWM) operable to collect and wirelessly transmit a weight dataset for the physical object, and a shipping automation system operable to receive datasets from the ODM and the OWM, implement a compatibility rule facilitating standardization of requirements for service levels provided by shipping carriers, determine object characteristics for the physical object, determine object characteristic specifications required by the service levels, and determine a service level for the physical object based on the object characteristics and the object characteristic specifications.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2019Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: Simpler Postage, Inc.Inventors: Jarrett Streebin, Paul Vinuelas, Sawyer Bateman
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Patent number: 11514396Abstract: A method for prediction model determination can include: determining a set of models, training each model, determining package transit data, evaluating the set of models, selecting a model from the set of models, predicting package transit data using the selected model, and/or any other suitable element.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2021Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: Simpler Postage, Inc.Inventor: Graham McAlister
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Patent number: 11392967Abstract: Embodiments of a method and system for determining delivery estimates for shipping a parcel include: retrieving historical delivery data from a plurality of shipping carriers; generating cross-carrier delivery features based on normalizing the historical delivery data; generating a cross-carrier delivery prediction model based on the cross-carrier delivery features; retrieving parcel data for the parcel based on a tracking number S140; generating parcel features based on normalizing the parcel data S150; determining a delivery estimate for the parcel based on processing the parcel features with the cross-carrier delivery prediction model S160; and responding to the delivery estimate S170.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2018Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: Simpler Postage, Inc.Inventor: Sawyer Bateman
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Patent number: 11354620Abstract: A method for recipient-initiated shipping includes receiving, at an internet connected server, recipient data (including a first shipping address) from a shipping recipient; providing delivery options to the shipping recipient based on a set of delivery option criteria and the recipient data; receiving a delivery choice from the shipping recipient; and notifying at least one of a shipping sender and a shipping carrier of the delivery choice.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2020Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: Simpler Postage, Inc.Inventor: Jarrett Streebin
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Patent number: 10671966Abstract: A method for recipient-initiated shipping includes receiving, at an internet connected server, recipient data (including a first shipping address) from a shipping recipient; providing delivery options to the shipping recipient based on a set of delivery option criteria and the recipient data; receiving a delivery choice from the shipping recipient; and notifying at least one of a shipping sender and a shipping carrier of the delivery choice.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2014Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: Simpler Postage, Inc.Inventor: Jarrett Streebin
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Patent number: 10489739Abstract: Embodiments of a system and method for automating shipping for a physical object can include an object dimensions measurer (ODM) operable to collect and wirelessly transmit a dimensions dataset for the physical object, an object weight measurer (OWM) operable to collect and wirelessly transmit a weight dataset for the physical object, and a shipping automation system operable to receive datasets from the ODM and the OWM, implement a compatibility rule facilitating standardization of requirements for service levels provided by shipping carriers, determine object characteristics for the physical object, determine object characteristic specifications required by the service levels, and determine a service level for the physical object based on the object characteristics and the object characteristic specifications.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2017Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignee: Simpler Postage, Inc.Inventors: Jarrett Streebin, Paul Vinuelas, Sawyer Bateman
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Patent number: 9953332Abstract: Embodiments of a method and system for determining delivery estimates for shipping a parcel include: retrieving historical delivery data from a plurality of shipping carriers; generating cross-carrier delivery features based on normalizing the historical delivery data; generating a cross-carrier delivery prediction model based on the cross-carrier delivery features; retrieving parcel data for the parcel based on a tracking number S140; generating parcel features based on normalizing the parcel data S150; determining a delivery estimate for the parcel based on processing the parcel features with the cross-carrier delivery prediction model S160; and responding to the delivery estimate S170.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2017Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: Simpler Postage, Inc.Inventor: Sawyer Bateman