Package Beacon

A system of package identification comprising these steps:

• a scanner, RFID reader, or combination of both associated with the person loading the delivery vehicle, pairs and sends to a vehicle's positioning/mapping system and or delivery operating system a set of barcode/QR code and or FID code scans, one from the package beacon and one from the label of the package which the beacon is attached to;
• the vehicle's positioning/mapping system and or delivery operating system processor's correlate the two scans with the delivery instructions of the package's label and the delivery route instructions given to the delivery vehicle delivery worker;
• packages are loaded in the normal way preferably with the package beacons attached to the side of the packages facing toward the truck's interior aisle so the package beacon can be seen by the delivery vehicle's delivery worker;
• when the delivery vehicle reaches a system determined delivery location the positioning/mapping system processors activate the package beacon to do one or more of the following actions:
• emit a flashing or solid light, emit a buzzing/beeping sound, vibrate, and or communicate local positioning coordinates;
• the delivery vehicle delivery worker deactivates the package beacon upon retrieval for final delivery to the package's recipient;
• deactivating the package beacon notifies an operating system that the package is ready for delivery;
• the delivery vehicle delivery worker removes the package beacon from the package and saves it to be returned to a collection point at the package loading facility;
• the package beacon is prepared for the next delivery use;
• the delivery operating system can notify other systems related to package delivery as requested.