eBay Inc.
DYNAMICALLY DETERMINING ROUTING DURING SHIPPING

Abstract:

Technologies are shown for dynamically rerouting a package during shipment, that involve receiving a shipping route for shipping a package to a recipient and receiving rules for rerouting the package based on physical conditions. Physical conditions relating to the package and the recipient are monitored to determine whether one of the rules for rerouting applies to the conditions. If a rule applies to the conditions relating to the package and the recipient, an action defined for the rule is triggered. The action can include sending a reroute message to a shipper in the shipping route or notifying the recipient. In some examples, notifying the client includes offering a special delivery option. Physical conditions include a current time of day, a current location of the package, an anticipated location of the package, a current location of the recipient, an anticipated location of the recipient at the later time of day.