Methods and systems for sorting unaddressed items
AssigneeUnited States Postal Service
InventorsGlenn Edward McDonald, Wilson Wong
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Abstract
Systems and methods for sorting a plurality of unaddressed items may comprise receiving delivery point address data. Furthermore, systems and methods for sorting a plurality of unaddressed items may comprise sorting the plurality of unaddressed items based on the delivery point address data. The plurality of unaddressed items may be sorted in an order in which they are to be delivered within a delivery zone specified by the delivery point address data.
Claims18
A method for sorting a plurality of unaddressed items, the method comprising:
- reading, by sorting equipment, detached address label data from a plurality of detached address labels corresponding to the plurality of unaddressed items;
- creating, by a processing unit, a delivery point address file for the plurality of unaddressed items from the read detached address label data, the delivery point address file comprising:
- an identifier of the sender of the plurality of unaddressed items;
- delivery zone codes indicating delivery zones for the plurality of unaddressed items;
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- a unique physical sequential delivery point associated with each of the plurality of unaddressed items;
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- sorting, by the sorting equipment under control of the processing unit, the plurality of unaddressed items, the plurality of unaddressed items being sorted in an order in which the plurality of unaddressed items are to be delivered, based on the unique physical sequential delivery points provided in the delivery point address file.
A system for sorting a plurality of unaddressed items, the system comprising:
- a memory storage for maintaining a database;
- sorting equipment coupled to the memory storage, wherein the sorting equipment is operative to read detached address label data from a plurality of detached address labels corresponding to the plurality of unaddressed items;
- a processing unit operative to create a delivery point address file for the plurality of unaddressed items from the read detached address label data, the delivery point address file comprising:
- an identifier of the sender of the plurality of unaddressed items;
- delivery zone codes indicating delivery zones for the plurality of unaddressed items;
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- a unique physical sequential delivery point associated with each of the plurality of unaddressed items;
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- the sorting equipment, under the control of the processing unit, operative to sort the plurality of unaddressed items, the plurality of unaddressed items being sorted in an order in which the plurality of unaddressed items are to be delivered, based on the unique physical sequential delivery points provided in the delivery point address file.
A computer-readable storage medium comprising a set of instructions which when executed perform a method for sorting a plurality of unaddressed items, the method comprising:
- reading detached address label data from a plurality of detached address labels corresponding to the plurality of unaddressed items;
- creating a delivery point address file for the plurality of unaddressed items from the read detached address label data, the delivery point address file comprising:
- an identifier of the sender of the plurality of unaddressed items;
- delivery zone codes indicating delivery zones for the plurality of unaddressed items;
- and
- a unique physical sequential delivery point associated with each of the plurality of unaddressed items;
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- sorting the plurality of unaddressed items based on the delivery point address data, the plurality of unaddressed items being sorted in an order in which the plurality of unaddressed items are to be delivered.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.