Systems and methods for creating and using a hybrid-digital mailbox
A method, electronic device, and computer-readable storage medium for delivering supplemental physical and/or electronic content in association with a physical delivery item. Various embodiments include operations for receiving tracking data regarding a delivery item, determining, based on the tracking data, whether supplemental content is associated with the delivery item, and automatically scheduling delivery of the supplemental content when supplemental content is associated with the delivery item. Others embodiments include operations for obtaining tracking data regarding a delivery item; identifying, based on the tracking data, supplemental content associated with the delivery item; generating an electronic command to schedule delivery of the supplemental content at a delivery point of a user, the scheduled delivery being associated with a corresponding delivery date; and generating an electronic command to present, within a user interface, at least one of the electronic items of supplemental content to the user on the corresponding delivery date.
1. An electronic device, comprising:
a computer-readable storage medium storing instructions; and
a processor that is operably connected to the computer-readable storage medium and that executes the instructions to perform operations comprising:
obtaining first tracking data regarding a delivery item, the delivery item including one or more features, the first tracking data including data indicating that one or more of supplemental physical content or supplemental electronic content is associated with the delivery item, the one or more features of the delivery item prompting one or more of delivery or display of the supplemental physical content or the supplemental electronic content;
identifying, based on the first tracking data, a due date of a response to the delivery item;
automatically adding the due date of the response to an electronic calendar, wherein the electronic calendar includes an indication that both the supplemental physical content and the supplemental electronic content are anticipated to be delivered on an expected delivery date; and
automatically creating and printing postage for the response based on the due date on the electronic calendar.
2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein obtaining the first tracking data comprises receiving the first tracking data.
3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:
scanning a tracking identifier associated with the delivery item; and
generating the first tracking data based on the scanned tracking identifier.
4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:
identifying, based on the first tracking data, the supplemental electronic content associated with the delivery item,
wherein the supplemental electronic content comprises at least one of a video file, an audio file, a graphical file, or a link to a webpage.
5. The electronic device of claim 4 , wherein the operations further comprise:
displaying the supplemental electronic content in a user interface based on an identifier corresponding to the supplemental electronic content selected by a user.
6. The electronic device of claim 4 , wherein the operations further comprise:
receiving second tracking data identifying a position within a mail distribution network of the supplemental physical content; and
determining the corresponding delivery date based on the second tracking data.
7. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the operations further comprise:
identifying the user based on the first tracking data;
accessing advertisement preferences for the user; and
selecting, for delivery, at least one of the supplemental physical content or the supplemental electronic content based on the advertisement preferences.
8. A computer-implemented method, implemented by a computer system for managing content associated with a delivery item, the computer system comprising a processor communicating with a client device, the client device including a user interface that is separate from the processor, the method comprising:
obtaining, by the processor, first tracking data regarding the delivery item, the delivery item including one or more features, the first tracking data including data indicating that one or more of supplemental physical content or supplemental electronic content is associated with the delivery item, the one or more features of the delivery item prompting one or more of delivery or display of the supplemental physical content or the supplemental electronic content;
identifying, by the processor, based on the first tracking data, a due date of a response to the delivery item;
automatically adding, by the processor, the due date of the response to an electronic calendar, wherein the electronic calendar includes an indication that both the supplemental physical content and the supplemental electronic content are anticipated to be delivered on an expected delivery date; and
automatically creating and printing, by the processor, postage for the response based on the due date on the electronic calendar.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the first tracking data comprises:
information about a bill.
10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the first tracking data comprises:
information about a greeting card.
11. The method of claim 8 , wherein the electronic calendar comprises:
a monthly calendar showing each day and an amount of delivery items received or expected to be received on each day.
12. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
automatically adding, by the processor, an expected delivery date for the delivery item to the electronic calendar.
13. The method of claim 8 further comprising:
identifying, by the processor, based on the first tracking data, the supplemental electronic content associated with the delivery item;
allowing, by the processor, a user to select an identifier of the supplemental electronic content; and
displaying, by the processor, the supplemental electronic content corresponding to the identifier at the user interface.
14. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
automatically providing, by the processor, reminders based on events in the electronic calendar, or automatically sending, by the processor, electronic communications based on the events, or automatically sending, by the processor, greeting cards periodically based on the events.
15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:
linking, by the processor, the electronic calendar to a social graph of a user; and
importing, by the processor, the events or milestones to the electronic calendar.
16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:
activating, by the processor, alerts for the events or the milestones that appear on the electronic calendar; and
linking, by the processor, the user with a shipping creation tool to send the delivery item based on the events or the milestones.
17. A system for managing content associated with a delivery item, the system comprising:
a computer-readable storage medium storing instructions; and
a processor that is operably connected to the computer-readable storage medium and that executes the instructions to perform operations comprising:
tracking data about the delivery item, the delivery item including one or more features, the tracked data including data indicating that one or more of supplemental physical content or supplemental electronic content is associated with the delivery item, the one or more features of the delivery item prompting one or more of delivery or display of the supplemental physical content or the supplemental electronic content;
identifying, based on the tracked data, a due date of a response to the delivery item;
automatically adding the due date to an electronic calendar, wherein the electronic calendar includes an indication that both the supplemental physical content and the supplemental electronic content are anticipated to be delivered on an expected delivery date; and
automatically creating and printing postage for the response based on the due date on the electronic calendar.
18. The system of claim 17 wherein the operations further comprise:
identifying, based on the tracked data, the supplemental physical content associated with the delivery item; and
generating an electronic command to schedule a delivery of the supplemental physical content at a delivery point of a user, the scheduled delivery being associated with a corresponding delivery date.
19. The system of claim 18 wherein the operations further comprise:
presenting, within a user interface, on the corresponding delivery date, the supplemental electronic content to the user.
20. The electronic device of claim 18 , wherein the operations further comprise:
receiving second tracking data identifying a position within a mail distribution network of the supplemental physical content; and
determining the corresponding delivery date based on the second tracking data.