/Patent Tracker
AmazonGranted patentShopping & deliveryInterest 6/10

Amazon patents app feature that confirms delivery when you walk into a zone

This patent describes a mobile app interface that shows a virtual boundary, or geofence, around a delivery or pickup spot. As you walk toward the location, the app displays an arrow pointing the right way and automatically confirms the delivery once your phone crosses the line.

Why it mattersIt simplifies the final step of receiving packages by using your phone's location to verify arrival without needing to manually tap a button.

In the filing’s own words

Devices and techniques are generally described for guided navigation into geofences. In various examples, a GUI of an application executing on a mobile device may display a first geofence surrounding a first delivery or pickup location. A reported location of the mobile device may be displayed on the GUI. A first navigation direction indicating a direction in which to walk to enter the first geofence may be determined. A first directional indicator may be displayed on the GUI indicating the first navigation direction. A determination may be made that the mobile device has entered the first geofence. First confirmation data indicating that a delivery to the first delivery address has been completed may be generated by the mobile device based at least in part on the mobile device having entered the first geofence.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising: receiving, from a network connected delivery system, first delivery or pickup instructions comprising requirements for delivery or pick up and a first delivery or pickup address; determining, based on the first delivery or pickup instructions, a first geopin representing a requested delivery or pickup location defined by a first user; displaying on a graphical user interface (GUI) of an application executing on a mobile device, a first geofence surrounding the first geopin, wherein the first geofence is defined by the first user; displaying on the GUI of the application a reported location of the mobile device; determining a first navigation direction corresponding to a direction in which to walk to enter the first geofence; displaying a first arrow on the GUI indicating the first navigation direction; determining that the mobile device has entered the first geofence; and sending, by the mobile device to the network connected delivery system, first confirmation data indicating that a delivery or pickup to the first delivery or pickup address has been completed based at least in part on the mobile device having entered the first geofence.

Facts

Company
Amazon (Amazon Technologies, Inc.)
Official title
Guided navigation into geofences
Patent number
US12732777B1
Application number
18533941
Filed
Dec 8, 2023
Granted
Sep 8, 2026
Inventors
2
Claims
20

Classified under

H04W 4/024 Electricity & electronicsG01C 21/20 Physics & computingH04W 4/021 Electricity & electronics
Read the full filing (official PDF) ↗ Open in the Patent Tracker

More from Amazon in Shopping & delivery

Summaries are simplified from the filing’s own abstract and first claim. A patent filing is not a product announcement.
Patent data and drawings: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by the USPTO.