Pre-load data capture and handling instruction generator for parcel sorting
AssigneeUnited Parcel Service of America, Inc.
InventorsJuan Perez, Duane Anderson, David Potteiger, Michael Burgess
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Abstract
The present invention provides systems and methods for electronically-capturing a destination address of a package and for using the destination address to automate a package pre-load operation. An embodiment of the invention includes a compression system for compressing the destination address as a compressed MaxiCode symbol, a smart shipping label system for generating a shipping label with a compressed MaxiCode and a pre-load assist system for generating package handling instructions from the electronically-captured destination address.
Claims22
A system for processing a parcel, comprising:
- a parcel scanning device to capture a destination address from a label address on a first shipping label on a parcel, wherein said destination address is based at least in part on said label address;
- a pre-load assist tool to generate a handling instruction for said parcel based upon a comparison of said destination address and a dispatch plan allocating delivery work between and among a plurality of delivery vehicles, wherein said handling instruction identifies a select vehicle assigned from among said plurality of delivery vehicles, and wherein said assist tool is in communication with said scanning device to receive said destination address;
- a label generator to produce a second shipping label bearing said handling instruction, wherein said generator is in communication with said assist tool to receive said handling instruction.
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