Contactless Item Delivery Confirmation

1 . A method comprising:

capturing an item identifier associated with an item for delivery to a recipient;

generating a machine-readable indicium encoding (i) a network identifier of a server, and (ii) the item identifier;

controlling an output device to present the machine-readable indicium for capture by a recipient computing device and transmission of delivery confirmation data from the recipient computing device to the server using the network identifier and the item identifier; and

receiving an indication that the delivery confirmation data was received at the server from the recipient computing device.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the capturing includes:

controlling a data capture module of a delivery computing device to scan an item indicium associated with the item; and

decoding the item identifier from the item indicium.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the machine-readable indicium further encodes a unique delivery identifier.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the unique delivery identifier includes a timestamp corresponding to a time of generation of the machine-readable indicium and a device identifier of the delivery computing device.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the machine-readable indicium is a graphical indicium, and wherein the output device includes a display.

6 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

prior to generating the machine-readable indicium, and responsive to capturing the item identifier, controlling a display of the delivery computing device to present a delivery confirmation interface including a signature field.

7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein receiving the indication that the delivery confirmation data was received at the server includes:

receiving a signature captured at the recipient computing device, following a single scan operation at the recipient computing device to capture the machine-readable indicium, and transmitted from the recipient computing device to the server using the network identifier and the item identifier;

updating the delivery confirmation interface to render the signature in the signature field.

8 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the delivery confirmation interface further includes a selectable contactless signature element; and wherein the method further comprises, prior to generating the machine-readable indicium, receiving a selection of the contactless signature element.

9 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

storing, in a memory of a delivery computing device, a first application and a second application each executable by a controller;

executing the first application to capture the item identifier; and

executing the second application to generate the machine-readable indicium and control the output device to present the machine-readable indicium.

10 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising receiving the indication that the delivery confirmation data was received at the server via execution of the second application; and

via execution of the first application, obtaining the delivery confirmation data and presenting the delivery confirmation data.

11 . A delivery computing device, comprising:

an output device;

a communications interface; and

a processor configured to:

capture an item identifier associated with an item for delivery to a recipient;

generate a machine-readable indicium encoding (i) a network identifier of a server, and (ii) the captured item identifier;

control the output device to present the machine-readable indicium for capture by a recipient computing device and transmission of delivery confirmation data from the recipient computing device to the server using the network identifier and the item identifier; and

receive from the server, via the communications interface, an indication that the delivery confirmation data was received at the server from the recipient computing device.

12 . The delivery computing device of claim 11 , further comprising:

a data capture module;

wherein the processor is further configured to:

control the data capture module to scan an item indicium associated with the item; and

decoding the item identifier from the item indicium.

13 . The delivery computing device of claim 11 , wherein the machine-readable indicium further encodes a unique delivery identifier.

14 . The delivery computing device of claim 13 , wherein the unique delivery identifier includes a timestamp corresponding to a time of generation of the machine-readable indicium, and a device identifier of the delivery computing device.

15 . The delivery computing device of claim 11 , wherein the machine-readable indicium is a graphical indicium, and wherein the output device includes a display.

16 . The delivery computing device of claim 11 , wherein the output device includes a display, and wherein the processor is further configured to:

prior to generating the machine-readable indicium, and responsive to capturing the item identifier, control the display to present a delivery confirmation interface including a signature field.

17 . The delivery computing device of claim 16 , wherein the processor is configured, to receive the indication that the delivery confirmation data was received at the server, to:

receive a signature captured at the recipient computing device following a single scan operation at the recipient computing device to capture the machine-readable indicium, and transmitted from the recipient computing device to the server using the network identifier and the item identifier;

update the delivery confirmation interface to render the signature in the signature field.

18 . The delivery computing device of claim 16 , wherein the delivery confirmation interface further includes a selectable contactless signature element; and

wherein the processor is further configured, prior to generating the machine-readable indicium, to receive a selection of the contactless signature element.

19 . The delivery computing device of claim 11 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

store, in a memory of the delivery computing device, a first application and a second application each executable by the controller;

execute the first application to capture the item identifier; and

execute the second application to generate the machine-readable indicium and control an output device to present the machine-readable indicium.

20 . The delivery computing device of claim 19 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

receive the indication that the delivery confirmation data was received at the server via execution of the second application; and

obtain the delivery confirmation data and present the delivery confirmation data via execution of the first application.

21 . A method at a server, the method comprising:

receiving, from a recipient computing device, a delivery confirmation request containing a network identifier of the server and an item identifier associated with an item for delivery to a recipient, the request received responsive to the recipient computing device capturing a machine-readable indicium encoding the network identifier and the item identifier;

in response to the delivery confirmation request, sending a contactless delivery confirmation page containing an input element to the recipient computing device;

receiving from the recipient computing device, via the input element of the contactless delivery confirmation page, delivery confirmation data; and

returning the delivery confirmation data to a delivery computing device associated with the item, for display at the delivery computing device.