Dynamically configurable item addressing system

A method for distributing items to recipients, the method comprising:

• receiving, at a facility in a distribution network, an item having a dynamically configurable label affixed thereto, the dynamically configurable label comprising an electronic display displaying first label information corresponding to the item;
• receiving, at a server of the distribution network, an update to item information corresponding to the item;
• generating, at the server, second label information different from the first label information based at least in part on the update to the item information;
• transmitting, from the server to the dynamically configurable label, a label information update comprising the second label information;
• and
• causing the electronic display of the dynamically configurable label to display the second label information.

A method for distributing items to recipients, the method comprising:

• receiving, at a server of a distribution network, an initial label information for delivery of an item in the distribution network;
• associating the initial label information with a destination point identifier corresponding to a recipient associated with the item,
• transmitting, to a dynamically configurable label associated with the item, the initial label information and the destination point identifier such that the initial label information and the destination point identifier are stored in a memory of the dynamically configurable label;
• causing an electronic display of the dynamically configurable label to display the initial label information;
• receiving, into the distribution network, the dynamically configurable label affixed to the item;
• transporting the item to a unit delivery facility associated with the destination point identifier;
• and
• causing the electronic display of the dynamically configurable label to display the destination point identifier for delivery of the item to the recipient.