Package delivery notification system and method

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C705S002000, C705S014270, C705S001100, C705S007380, C198S370010, C198S434000, C198S435000, C198S444000, C198S445000, C206S497000, C235S385000, C455S466000, C700S213000, C700S214000, C700S215000, C700S216000, C700S217000, C700S219000, C701S209000

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06975998

ABSTRACT:
A package delivery notification system reports impending package deliveries and precisely notifies recipients of when to expect the deliveries. The package delivery notification system utilizes memory, a communications device, and a system manager. Package data identifying a package that is to be delivered to a recipient is stored in the memory. The package data indicates that the recipient is to receive the package and indicates the expected time that the package is to be delivered. When the package is assigned to a vehicle that will deliver the package to a premises of the recipient, the system manager transmits, via the communications device, a notification message to the recipient. The notification message preferably indicates the approximate time that the package is expected to arrive.

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