Mail delivery tracking system and apparatus
AssigneeLyngsoe Systems Limited
InventorsDon Ferguson, Mircea Paun, Ioan Nicolescu
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a system that will permit the automatic measurement of the efficiencies of a delivery process from end to end. This system uses Radio Frequency based transponders and reader infrastructure to capture data as objects that contain RF transponders pass process points. In particular this invention permits the capture of delivery data automatically at the final end point. This invention is applicable in delivery applications such as those performed by post offices.
Claims20
A mail delivery measurement system comprising:
- a excitation unit for installation on a delivery door,
- and a remote reader unit,
- wherein when a mailpiece is inserted through a slot in said delivery door, said excitation unit excites said mailpiece such that any radio frequency identification tag contained within the mailpiece communicates a corresponding identity to said remote reader unit, and wherein power conservation mode is maintained by the excitation unit until opening of a flap covering said slot.
A mail delivery measurement system comprising:
- a excitation unit for installation on a delivery door,
- and a remote reader unit,
- wherein when a mailpiece is inserted through a slot in said delivery door, said excitation unit excites said mailpiece such that any radio frequency identification tag contained within the mailpiece communicates a corresponding identity to said remote reader unit, and
- wherein said excitation unit is capable of transmitting diagnostic messages on UHF and wherein said remote read unit is capable of indicating reception of said diagnostic messages.
A mail delivery tracking system comprising:
- an excitation unit configured to be associated with a mail slot;
- and
- a remote reader unit;
- wherein
- in the event a mailpiece is inserted through the mail slot, the excitation unit produces an excitation signal to excite a radio frequency tag contained within the mailpiece to communicate its identity to the remote reader unit;
- and otherwise
- the excitation unit maintains a power conservation mode.
A mail delivery tracking system comprising:
- an excitation unit configured to be associated with a mail slot;
- and
- a remote reader unit;
- wherein in the event a mailpiece is inserted through the mail slot, the excitation unit produces an excitation signal to excite a radio frequency tag contained within the mailpiece to communicate its identity to the remote reader unit;
- wherein said excitation unit is capable of transmitting diagnostic messages on UHF and wherein said remote reader unit is capable of indicating reception of said diagnostic messages.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.