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US 12,223,214 · App. 18/241,938 · Granted Feb 11, 2025

Method and system for asset routing

Inventors: Britt Fritsch (San Francisco, CA); Karan Kwatra (San Francisco, CA); Mercedes Bernard (San Francisco, CA); Lucas Jerome Birdeau (San Francisco, CA)
Assignee: Lob.com, Inc.
G06F3/1262G06F3/1203G06F3/1275
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Patent No.
US 12,223,214
App. No.
18/241,938
Granted
Feb 11, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The method for asset routing can include: determining a digital asset, routing the digital asset to a print partner based on the mail parameters, optionally printing a physical version of each digital asset, and optionally drop-shipping the physical assets. However, the method can additionally or alternatively include any other suitable elements.

Claims (15)

1. A system, configured to:

receive an order comprising a set of digital assets, each associated with a different delivery address;

determine a set of batches, each associated with a carrier facility, wherein each carrier facility services a delivery region wherein the carrier facilities are arranged in a hierarchy;

batch each of the digital assets into one of a set of batches based on the respective delivery address falling within the delivery region associated with the respective batch, wherein each of the digital assets is further batched into one of the set of batches based on the hierarchy;

select a print partner for each batch, wherein the print partner is located proximal the respective delivery region; and

send the digital assets within a batch to the print partner when a threshold condition for the batch is met, wherein the print partner prints physical analogs of the digital assets.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the print partner drop-ships the physical analogs to the carrier facility associated with the batch.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein each batch is specific to an asset permutation.

4. A system, configured to:

receive an order comprising a set of digital assets, each associated with a different delivery address;

determine a set of batches, each associated with a carrier facility, wherein each carrier facility services a delivery region;

batch each of the digital assets into one of a set of batches based on the respective delivery address falling within the delivery region associated with the respective batch;

select a print partner for each batch, wherein the print partner is located proximal the respective delivery region;

send the digital assets within a batch to the print partner when a threshold condition for the batch is met, wherein the print partner prints physical analogs of the digital assets; and

when the threshold condition is not met, re-batch digital assets from the batch into other batches.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 15, 2023
From: FRITSCH, BRITT; KWATRA, KARAN; BERNARD, MERCEDES; BIRDEAU, LUCAS JEROME
To: LOB.COM, INC.
Reel/Frame 064927/0780 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 18189626 · Mar 24, 2023
Provisional Application 63323837 · Mar 25, 2022
Provisional Application 63336131 · Apr 28, 2022
Related Publication 20230409260A1 · Dec 21, 2023
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