Patents by Inventor Sumeet Shroff
Sumeet Shroff has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 10445682Abstract: A system, in various embodiments, is configured to redirect undeliverable parcels to alternate delivery locations. The parcels may be undeliverable due to an unavailability of an intended recipient of the parcels to sign for the parcels or otherwise take delivery of the parcels at the delivery address. The system may be configured to determine a suitable alternate delivery location based at least in part on: one or more parcel recipient preferences, one or more parcel shipper preferences, a location of the delivery address, etc. The system may be further configured to notify the parcel recipient of a redirection of the parcel to the alternate delivery address.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2014Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: United Parcel Service of America, Inc.Inventors: Andy Tibbs, John Slayton, Sumeet Shroff, Chris Grubb, Linda Touch, Mark Estes, Robbyn Usherwood
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Publication number: 20140222711Abstract: A system, in various embodiments, is configured to redirect undeliverable parcels to alternate delivery locations. The parcels may be undeliverable due to an unavailability of an intended recipient of the parcels to sign for the parcels or otherwise take delivery of the parcels at the delivery address. The system may be configured to determine a suitable alternate delivery location based at least in part on: one or more parcel recipient preferences, one or more parcel shipper preferences, a location of the delivery address, etc. The system may be further configured to notify the parcel recipient of a redirection of the parcel to the alternate delivery address.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2014Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: United Parcel Service of America, Inc.Inventors: Andy Tibbs, John Slayton, Sumeet Shroff, Chris Grubb, Linda Touch, Mark Estes, Robbyn Usherwood
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Patent number: 8301511Abstract: A system and method in which a buyer registers for a buyer's shipping account and uses the shipping account to pay shipping costs associated with purchases made over the Internet. When a buyer purchases merchandise over the Internet from either a retailer's website or from an individual through an online auction, the buyer is capable of controlling the shipping process by logging on to their buyer's shipping account. Among other things, the buyer can use their shipping account to select the desired type of shipping service (overnight air or ground) and populate a shipping label with shipping information such as delivery address, return address, and preferred delivery time windows. Once the shipping label has been populated and verified, the shipping label is electronically transferred to the seller for use in shipping the package. The system and methods of the present invention allow the buyer greater control over the shipping process.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2011Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignee: United Parcel Service of America, Inc.Inventors: Sumeet Shroff, Nagesh Kadaba
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Publication number: 20110289014Abstract: A system and method in which a buyer registers for a buyer's shipping account and uses the shipping account to pay shipping costs associated with purchases made over the Internet. When a buyer purchases merchandise over the Internet from either a retailer's website or from an individual through an online auction, the buyer is capable of controlling the shipping process by logging on to their buyer's shipping account. Among other things, the buyer can use their shipping account to select the desired type of shipping service (overnight air or ground) and populate a shipping label with shipping information such as delivery address, return address, and preferred delivery time windows. Once the shipping label has been populated and verified, the shipping label is electronically transferred to the seller for use in shipping the package. The system and methods of the present invention allow the buyer greater control over the shipping process.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2011Publication date: November 24, 2011Inventors: Sumeet Shroff, Nagesh Kadaba
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Patent number: 8027882Abstract: A system and method in which a buyer registers for a buyer's shipping account and uses the shipping account to pay shipping costs associated with purchases made over the Internet. When a buyer purchases merchandise over the Internet from either a retailer's website or from an individual through an online auction, the buyer is capable of controlling the shipping process by logging on to their buyer's shipping account. Among other things, the buyer can use their shipping account to select the desired type of shipping service (overnight air or ground) and populate a shipping label with shipping information such as delivery address, return address, and preferred delivery time windows. Once the shipping label has been populated and verified, the shipping label is electronically transferred to the seller for use in shipping the package. The system and methods of the present invention allow the buyer greater control over the shipping process.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2009Date of Patent: September 27, 2011Assignee: United Parcel Service of America, Inc.Inventors: Sumeet Shroff, Nagesh Kadaba
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Publication number: 20100076869Abstract: A system and method in which a buyer registers for a buyer's shipping account and uses the shipping account to pay shipping costs associated with purchases made over the Internet. When a buyer purchases merchandise over the Internet from either a retailer's website or from an individual through an online auction, the buyer is capable of controlling the shipping process by logging on to their buyer's shipping account. Among other things, the buyer can use their shipping account to select the desired type of shipping service (overnight air or ground) and populate a shipping label with shipping information such as delivery address, return address, and preferred delivery time windows. Once the shipping label has been populated and verified, the shipping label is electronically transferred to the seller for use in shipping the package. The system and methods of the present invention allow the buyer greater control over the shipping process.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2009Publication date: March 25, 2010Inventors: Sumeet Shroff, Nagesh Kadaba
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Patent number: 7647233Abstract: A business intelligence system is disclosed that utilizes shipping information to provide business intelligence to a user. The business intelligence system receives information pertaining to originating parcel pickup and delivery information, stores the information in a shipping information database, and allows a user to formulate various types of transaction requests. The transaction results provide shipping information categorized in various ways in regard to past shipments as well as compare one category shipping information with another category of shipping information or with categories of non-shipping information. In addition, the system can extrapolate certain categories of shipping information into the future. Further, the system provides information to a user in a variety of formats including various graphical formats, tabular formats, and cartographical formats.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2002Date of Patent: January 12, 2010Assignee: United Parcel Service of America, Inc.Inventors: Nagesh Kadaba, Sumeet Shroff
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Patent number: 7647249Abstract: A system and method in which a buyer registers for a buyer's shipping account and uses the shipping account to pay shipping costs associated with purchases made over the Internet. When a buyer purchases merchandise over the Internet from either a retailer's website or from an individual through an online auction, the buyer is capable of controlling the shipping process by logging on to their buyer's shipping account. Among other things, the buyer can use their shipping account to select the desired type of shipping service (overnight air or ground) and populate a shipping label with shipping information such as delivery address, return address, and preferred delivery time windows. Once the shipping label has been populated and verified, the shipping label is electronically transferred to the seller for use in shipping the package. The system and methods of the present invention allow the buyer greater control over the shipping process.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2005Date of Patent: January 12, 2010Assignee: United Parcel Service of America, Inc.Inventors: Sumeet Shroff, Nagesh Kadaba
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Publication number: 20070208585Abstract: Systems and methods for allowing a user to input a zip code and select between receiving a time-in-transmit map for shipments inbound to the zip code or a time-in-transmit map for shipments outbound from the zip code, and displaying the requested time-in-transmit map to the user. Alternatively, a user may request to view both an inbound and outbound time-in-transmit map for a particular zip code, or may toggle between viewing an inbound and outbound time-in-transmit map for the particular zip code.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2006Publication date: September 6, 2007Inventors: Douglas Bernhard, Frank Loch, Sumeet Shroff, Anna Thomas, Paul Vassallo
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Publication number: 20070005452Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for providing personalized delivery services by a carrier providing a package delivery service. Typically, the consignee indicates a delivery preference to be applied to delivery of a package, such as indicating a specific location where the package is to be left upon delivery, if the consignee is not present to accept the package. In one embodiment, the consignee may be notified by the carrier of the scheduled delivery of the package, and may be linked to the carrier's web site to indicate a delivery preference. Alternatively, the delivery preference may be indicated by the consignee proactively accessing the web site. After conveying a delivery preference, the carrier's systems communicate the delivery preference at the appropriate time to a portable computing device which informs the delivery personnel of the consignee's delivery preference. Other embodiments allow the consignor to indicate delivery preferences.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2006Publication date: January 4, 2007Applicant: UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Robert Klingenberg, Joe Rizzo, Sumeet Shroff
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Publication number: 20060195364Abstract: A system and method in which a buyer registers for a buyer's shipping account and uses the shipping account to pay shipping costs associated with purchases made over the Internet. When a buyer purchases merchandise over the Internet from either a retailer's website or from an individual through an online auction, the buyer is capable of controlling the shipping process by logging on to their buyer's shipping account. Among other things, the buyer can use their shipping account to select the desired type of shipping service (overnight air or ground) and populate a shipping label with shipping information such as delivery address, return address, and preferred delivery time windows. Once the shipping label has been populated and verified, the shipping label is electronically transferred to the seller for use in shipping the package. The system and methods of the present invention allow the buyer greater control over the shipping process.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2005Publication date: August 31, 2006Inventors: Sumeet Shroff, Nagesh Kadaba
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Publication number: 20030236688Abstract: A business intelligence system is disclosed that utilizes shipping information to provide business intelligence to a user. The business intelligence system receives information pertaining to originating parcel pickup and delivery information, stores the information in a shipping information database, and allows a user to formulate various types of transaction requests. The transaction results provide shipping information categorized in various ways in regard to past shipments as well as compare one category shipping information with another category of shipping information or with categories of non-shipping information. In addition, the system can extrapolate certain categories of shipping information into the future. Further, the system provides information to a user in a variety of formats including various graphical formats, tabular formats, and cartographical formats.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2002Publication date: December 25, 2003Applicant: United Parcel Service of America, Inc.Inventors: Nagesh Kadaba, Sumeet Shroff