Abstract: A method including receiving driver tracking information from a platform of a delivery driver network of multiple delivery driver networks. The method further can include determining a platform-dependent format of the driver tracking information; and when the platform-dependent format is different from a standard format, converting the driver tracking information from the platform-dependent format into uniform tracking information in the standard forma. Moreover, the method can include determining an estimated time of arrival; and verifying a reliability of an estimated delivery time of the driver tracking information. The method further can include when the reliability of the estimated delivery time is verified, incorporating the estimated delivery time into the uniform tracking information; and when the reliability of the estimated delivery time is not verified, incorporating the estimated time of arrival into the uniform tracking information as the estimated delivery time.

Abstract: A resource sharing marketplace platform for vehicle parking spots includes a back-office server including a controller adapted to run a plurality of integrated systems and a wireless communication module in communication with the controller, wherein, the resource sharing marketplace platform is adapted to receive, via the wireless communication module, a request from a user, collect, via the wireless communication module, data related to available registered parking spots from a network database of registered parking spots, and provide a response to the user including a sub-group of registered parking spots.

Abstract: This document describes techniques and user interfaces for the creation of private jet segments. In one aspect, a method includes receiving a departure geographic identifier and a destination geographic identifier. A user interface is updated to present a first departure airport identifier for a first candidate departure airport, a first destination airport identifier for a first candidate destination airport, and one or more airport selection controls including, for each of one or more additional candidate airports, an airport selection control for selecting a corresponding additional candidate airport for the client-initiated segment. Each airport selection control depicts (i) an airport identifier for the corresponding additional candidate airport and (ii) an additional required amount that is required to be submitted by a creator of the client-initiated segment if the corresponding additional candidate airport is selected for the client-initiated segment using the airport selection control.

Abstract: A charging management system includes a network interface, a memory, and a processing circuit including a processor. The processing circuit is configured to determine monetary information related to an energy price, determine an electrical vehicle (EV) power limit PLIM for a total amount of EVs in an EV charging network, transmit the monetary information to two or more agents, each of the two or more agents associated with an EV in the EV charging network, receive, from each of the two or more agents, a bid including: an agent monetary value, a desired charging rate PD, and a charging interval, and allow the EVs associated with the two or more agents to be charged based on each of the bids.

Abstract: A method of selling goods to a customer, comprising: loading a variety of goods into a plurality of dispenser robots; receiving an order for goods by a customer over a communications network; causing a delivery vehicle to move along a guideway to at least one location of at least one dispenser robot in the plurality of dispenser robots responsive to receiving the order; causing dispensing of goods from the at least one dispenser robot into the delivery vehicle; causing the delivery vehicle to load onto an aerial tramway responsive to causing dispensing of the goods; causing the delivery vehicle to move to a destination point on aerial tramway; and causing presenting the goods in the delivery vehicle to the customer at the destination point.

Abstract: A commercial shipping asset including a plurality of sensors disposed on the commercial shipping asset. A controller is communicatively connected to each sensor in the plurality of sensors. The controller further includes a master asset identifier and a receiver. The controller is configured to implement a dynamic information discovery protocol.

Abstract: Provided are a system and a method for managing an unmanned store remotely, particularly a system and a method that can remotely perform unmanned store management, including door control, lighting control, kiosk management, etc., using Internet of Things (IoT) technology.

Abstract: Provided is a system to generate a machine learning model to provide a predicted cost associated with shipping a shipment of freight from an origin of the shipment of freight to a destination of the shipment of freight based on a training dataset and a predicted distance and to determine the predicted cost associated with shipping a specified shipment of freight from the origin of the specified shipment of freight to the destination of the specified shipment of freight using the machine learning model. The training dataset includes data associated with shipments of freight conducted during a first time interval and data associated with shipments of freight conducted during a second time interval. The first time interval is at least a year and the second time interval is shorter than the first time interval. A computer implemented method and computer program product are also provided.

Abstract: A system for delivering packages from a warehouse to end destinations, the system comprising a fleet of self-propelled long-range transports and a fleet of containers, each configured to be loaded at the warehouse with packages destined for end destinations. Each long-range transport is configured to be loaded with at least four of the loaded containers and transport the at least four of the loaded containers from the warehouse to one or more intermediate destinations. Upon arrival of one of the loaded long-range transports at one of the one or more intermediate destinations, at least one of the loaded containers is separated from the loaded long-range transport, whereupon the separated container delivers packages to end destinations proximate to the one of the one or more intermediate destinations. After delivery of at least some of the packages loaded thereon at the warehouse, the container is once again loaded on the long-range transport and returned to the warehouse to be loaded with more packages.

Abstract: A method of selling goods to a customer, comprising: loading a variety of goods into a plurality of dispenser robots; receiving an order for goods by a customer over a communications network; causing a delivery vehicle to move along a guideway to at least one location of at least one dispenser robot in the plurality of dispenser robots responsive to receiving the order; causing dispensing of goods from the at least one dispenser robot into the delivery vehicle; causing the delivery vehicle to load onto an aerial tramway responsive to causing dispensing of the goods; causing the delivery vehicle to move to a destination point on aerial tramway; and causing presenting the goods in the delivery vehicle to the customer at the destination point.

Abstract: Systems and methods for an intelligent collection box are provided. Implementations of the intelligent collection box include a processor, a computer-readable data storage system storing program instructions, a weighing scale, a display, a speaker, a microphone, a network interface, and a power generator. The program instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the intelligent collection box to perform operations including identifying keywords spoken by the user. The operations also include authenticating the user using the keywords. The operations also include determining a request for delivery of an item based on the keywords. The operations also include responding to the request for delivery. The operations also include determining a weight of the item. The operations also include determining delivery options for the item using the weight and using delivery information. The operations also include determining that the item has been received by the collection box.

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments described in this disclosure generally pertain to systems and methods to handle packages transported in a delivery vehicle. In an example embodiment, a computer that is provided in a vehicle receives a command related to delivery of a package. The command may be associated, for example, with rerouting of the vehicle due to various reasons such as, for example, due to a change in a delivery schedule and/or a delivery priority. The computer may respond to the command by operating an unmanned package moving apparatus to move the package from one location in a cargo area of the vehicle to another location in the cargo area while the vehicle is in motion and prior to the vehicle reaching a delivery destination for the package. In an example implementation, the unmanned package moving apparatus includes a bed of rollers that are operated by servomotors under control of the computer.

Abstract: According to one aspect, a method includes propelling a vehicle to a location. The vehicle includes at least one compartment configured to contain at least one delivery item and at least one transfer mechanism, the transfer mechanism arranged to be activated to cause the delivery item to be purged from the at least one compartment. The method also includes determining when the vehicle is authorized to deliver the delivery item at the location, aligning the vehicle with respect to a target at the location, opening a door to the at least one compartment, and activating the transfer mechanism after opening the door. Activating the transfer mechanism includes causing the transfer mechanism to purge the delivery item such that the delivery item is obtained by the target. The target is arranged to receive the delivery item when the delivery item is purged from the at least one compartment.

Abstract: An apparatus for and a method of operating a fleet of vehicles. The apparatus provides a set of routes for moving entities of the fleet of vehicles, provides a request for at least two stops of an entity of the fleet of vehicles including at least one pick up location and at at least one drop off location, selecting a route from the set of routes for that a measure for a distance of one or more stops included in the request to the route meets a condition, inserting the at least one pick up location and at at least one drop off location as stops into the route and instructing to operate an entity according to the route.

Abstract: A method may include receiving, for a package, shipment details including attributes, obtaining, for a subset of the attributes, logistic preferences, applying the logistic preferences to the shipment details to obtain modified shipment details, training a classifier using shipment transactions each including values for the attributes and labeled with a vendor logistic service, generating, by applying the classifier to the modified shipment details, scores for vendor logistic services, and recommending a vendor logistic service from the vendor logistic services using the scores.

Abstract: Provided is a package reception management system including a delivery vehicle configured to move in an unmanned operation. The package reception management system is configured to: acquire a reception region in which a package transported by the delivery vehicle is to be passed to a user being a delivery destination; issue authentication information to be input to the delivery vehicle in the reception region by the user being the delivery destination; and to notify the user of the issued authentication information. In the issuing, the package reception management system sets information for restricting later issuing of the issued authentication information for the reception region, and restricts issuing of the same authentication information as at least one piece of authentication information restricted in the issuing for the reception region.

Abstract: A system can comprise one or more processors; and one or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computing instructions configured to run on the one more processors and perform a method for providing uniform tracking information, in a standard format, based on tracking information provided by multiple delivery driver networks, each having different hardware and software platforms. The method in this embodiment can comprise: receiving a user tracking request from a customer; receiving driver tracking information from the platform of the delivery driver network of the driver selected for the grocery delivery; converting the driver tracking information into uniform tracking information in a standard format; and providing the uniform tracking information, with an accurate estimated delivery time, to be rendered on a user interface of a user device of the customer.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods that impute planned transshipment locations for an itinerary associated with an item of cargo. In particular, according to one aspect of the present disclosure, a supply chain management computing system can obtain itinerary data that describes a planned shipment of an item of cargo from an origin location to a destination location. For example, the itinerary data can identify at least a shipping vehicle planned to transport the item of cargo. The supply chain management computing system can access vehicle location data associated with at least the shipping vehicle and can predict, based at least in part on the itinerary data and the vehicle location data, a transshipment location at which the item of cargo is transferred from the shipping vehicle to a different shipping vehicle.

Abstract: A method includes generating, at a controller, a snapshot of content displayed at a user interface screen. The content associated with a domain for a particular service. The method also includes performing user interface element recognition on the snapshot to identify a user interface element in the content. The method further includes associating the user interface element with a user interface element intent and associating the user interface element intent with a particular phrase based on the domain. The method also includes generating an automated interactive support prompt based on the particular phrase to be output for user interaction. The user interaction is usable for performance of the particular service.

Abstract: Technologies are shown for shipping route selection involving receiving sender and recipient shipping information for an item to be shipped and obtaining shipping route options for the item based on the sender and recipient shipping information. The route options are provided for display and selection of an option. A routing data block is created for the item at an address on a blockchain that stores shipping information for each stage of the selected route. A shipping tag is encoded with the blockchain address and attached to the item. The tag can be scanned to obtain the blockchain address and request information for a next stage of the shipping route from the block. The next shipping information from the block is received and utilized to ship the item to a next geolocation. The next shipping information can be determined based on current conditions, such as weather, pricing and availability.