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US 2026/0073341 A1Published application
Computer applications that determine a parcel position error
AssigneeUnited Parcel Service of America, Inc.
InventorsMallory FREEMAN, Timothy Major, David Wu, Lauren Skorb, Matthew Britton
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for determining a parcel position error based on a comparison of load data and configuration data are provided. Embodiments describe a number of methods of determining the parcel position error such as by determining a parcel path from the load data.
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A method comprising:
- receiving first data based at least in part on a first environmental sensor reading a tag coupled to an object while the object traverses an environment and is at a first position, wherein the first environmental sensor is located at a first location, the first position is relative to the first location, and the first data indicates the first position;
- receiving second data based at least in part on a second environmental sensor reading the tag while the object traverses the environment and is at a second position, wherein the second environmental sensor is located at a second location, the second position is relative to the second location, and the second data indicates the second location;
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- determining, by a computing entity, a position error for the object based at least in part on conducting a comparison of the first data, the second data, and configuration data, wherein the configuration data indicates one or more positions of objects while the objects traverse the environment that the first environmental sensor and the second environmental sensor are expected to read tags coupled to the objects, and the comparison comprises determining that at least one of the first position or the second position satisfies a threshold indicated in the configuration data.
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A system comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including program code, the at least one memory and the program code configured to, with the at least on processor, cause the system to at least:
- receive data based at least in part on a first environmental sensor reading a tag coupled to an object while the object traverses an environment and is at a first position and a second environmental sensor reading the tag while the object traverses the environment and is at a second position, wherein the first environmental sensor is located at a first location, the first position is relative to the first location, the second environmental sensor is located at a second location, the second position is relative to the second location, and the data indicates the first position and the second position;
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- determine a position error for the object based at least in part on conducting a comparison of the data and configuration data, wherein the configuration data indicates one or more positions of the object while the object traverses the environment that the first environmental sensor and the second environmental sensor are expected to read the tag, and the comparison comprises determining that at least one of the first position or the second position satisfies a threshold indicated in the configuration data.
A method comprising:
- receiving first data based at least in part on a first environmental sensor reading a tag coupled to an object while the object traverses an environment and is at a first position, wherein the first environmental sensor is located at a first location, the first position is relative to the first location, and the first data indicates the first position;
- receiving second data based at least in part on a second environmental sensor reading the tag while the object traverses the environment and is at a second position, wherein the second environmental sensor is located at a second location, the second position is relative to the second location, and the second data indicates the second location;
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- determining, by a computing entity comparing the first data, the second data, and configuration data, that the object is traversing the environment via a particular path corresponding to a possible path of a plurality of possible paths that objects can take to traverse the environment, wherein the configuration data comprises the plurality of possible paths.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.