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US 2014/0229501 A1Published application
Comparing positional information
AssigneeDeutsche Post AG
InventorFrank Josefiak
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Abstract
The invention relates, inter alia, to a method, a device, a system, a program and a storage medium for comparing a first piece of positional data with at least one second piece of positional data. The first piece of positional data is or can be assigned to a first transport unit or to a unit for generating positional data, while the second piece of positional data is or can be assigned to a second transport unit or to a location of a transport unit.
Claims20
Method, performed by at least one apparatus, the method comprising:
- comparing a first piece of positional information with at least a second piece of positional information,
- wherein the first piece of positional information is one of assigned and assignable to one of a first transport unit and a unit for generating pieces of positional information, wherein the second piece of positional information is one of assigned and assignable to one of a second transport unit and a location of a transport unit, and wherein at least one of (i) and (ii) holds:
- (i) if as a result of the comparison a similarity between the first piece of positional information and the second piece of positional information is determined, performing at least one of:
- associating one of the first transport unit and the unit for generating pieces of positional information with one of the second transport unit and the location and
- influencing the generation of one of the first piece of positional information and the second piece of positional information,
- (ii) if as a result of the comparison no similarity between the first piece of positional information and the second piece of positional information is determined, performing at least one of:
- outputting a piece of information concerning the result of the comparison and
- influencing the generation of one of the first positional information and the second piece of positional information.
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Tangible storage medium comprising a program with program instructions, the program instructions causing a processor to perform the following, when the program is run on the processor:
- comparing a first piece of positional information with at least a second piece of positional information,
- wherein the first piece of positional information is one of assigned and assignable to one of a first transport unit and a unit for generating pieces of positional information, wherein the second piece of positional information is one of assigned and assignable to one of a second transport unit and a location of a transport unit,
- the program instructions further causing the processor to perform at least one of (i) and (ii), when the program is run on the processor:
- (i) if as a result of the comparison a similarity between the first piece of positional information and the second piece of positional information is determined, performing at least one of:
- associating one of the first transport unit and the unit for generating pieces of positional information with one of the second transport unit and the location and
- influencing the generation of one of the first piece of positional information and the second piece of positional information,
- (ii) if as a result of the comparison no similarity between the first piece of positional information and the second piece of positional information is determined, performing at least one of:
- outputting a piece of information concerning the result of the comparison and
- influencing the generation of one of the first positional information and the second piece of positional information.
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Apparatus comprising at least a processor and a memory, the memory storing a program comprising program instructions, wherein the memory and the program are configured to, with the processor, to cause the apparatus at least to perform the following, when the program is run on the processor:
- comparing a first piece of positional information with at least a second piece of positional information,
- wherein the first piece of positional information is one of assigned and assignable to one of a first transport unit and a unit for generating pieces of positional information, wherein the second piece of positional information is one of assigned and assignable to one of a second transport unit and a location of a transport unit, wherein the memory and the program are further configured to, with the processor, to cause the apparatus at least to perform at least one of (i) and (ii), when the program is run on the processor:
- (i) if as a result of the comparison a similarity between the first piece of positional information and the second piece of positional information is determined, performing at least one of:
- associating one of the first transport unit and the unit for generating pieces of positional information with one of the second transport unit and the location and
- influencing the generation of one of the first piece of positional information and the second piece of positional information,
- (ii) if as a result of the comparison no similarity between the first piece of positional information and the second piece of positional information is determined, performing at least one of:
- outputting a piece of information concerning the result of the comparison and
- influencing the generation of one of the first positional information and the second piece of positional information.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.