ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,664,507, issued on June 23, was assigned to United States Postal Service (Washington).
"Use of geospatial coordinate systems for tracking item delivery" was invented by Stephen M. Dearing (Herndon, Va.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method for accurately tracking the delivery of items in an item distribution network using a purpose built confidence event recorder. An item sorter sorts items for delivery based upon route information and preferences for the delivery. Items are tracked while out for delivery through the use of confidence data recorded by a confidence event recorder carried by an item carrier. The confidence dat...