EP1642654A3 - Method of and system for performing a package preload in accordance with a dispatch plan - Google Patents

Method of and system for performing a package preload in accordance with a dispatch plan Download PDF

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EP1642654A3
EP1642654A3 EP05024191A EP05024191A EP1642654A3 EP 1642654 A3 EP1642654 A3 EP 1642654A3 EP 05024191 A EP05024191 A EP 05024191A EP 05024191 A EP05024191 A EP 05024191A EP 1642654 A3 EP1642654 A3 EP 1642654A3
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package
destination address
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Juan R. Perez
Duane Anderson
David Potteiger
Michael Burgess
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United Parcel Service of America Inc
United Parcel Service Inc
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B07—SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SORTING
    • B07C—POSTAL SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTED PIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING
    • B07C3/00—Sorting according to destination
    • B07C3/18—Devices or arrangements for indicating destination, e.g. by code marks
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B07—SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SORTING
    • B07C—POSTAL SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTED PIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING
    • B07C7/00—Sorting by hand only e.g. of mail
    • B07C7/005—Computer assisted manual sorting, e.g. for mail

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Abstract

The present invention provides systems and methods for electronically-capturing a destination address of a package and for using the destination address to automate a package pre-load operation. An embodiment of the invention includes a compression system for compressing the destination address as a compressed MaxiCode symbol, a smart shipping label system for generating a shipping label with a compressed MaxiCode and a pre-load assist system for generating package handling instructions from the electronically-captured destination address.
EP05024191A 2000-12-11 2001-12-11 Method of and system for performing a package preload in accordance with a dispatch plan Expired - Lifetime EP1642654B1 (en)

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US25466100P 2000-12-11 2000-12-11
EP01986528A EP1385640B1 (en) 2000-12-11 2001-12-11 Compression utility for use with smart label printing and pre-loading

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EP01986528A Division EP1385640B1 (en) 2000-12-11 2001-12-11 Compression utility for use with smart label printing and pre-loading

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EP1642654A2 EP1642654A2 (en) 2006-04-05
EP1642654A3 true EP1642654A3 (en) 2006-04-12
EP1642654B1 EP1642654B1 (en) 2008-07-16

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Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4832204A (en) * 1986-07-11 1989-05-23 Roadway Package System, Inc. Package handling and sorting system
US5292004A (en) * 1988-02-03 1994-03-08 Roger Cesarini Process for addressing to a recipient
DE4412097C1 (en) * 1994-04-08 1995-06-14 Hellmann Gmbh & Co Kg Geb Parcel distribution system

Patent Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4832204A (en) * 1986-07-11 1989-05-23 Roadway Package System, Inc. Package handling and sorting system
US5292004A (en) * 1988-02-03 1994-03-08 Roger Cesarini Process for addressing to a recipient
DE4412097C1 (en) * 1994-04-08 1995-06-14 Hellmann Gmbh & Co Kg Geb Parcel distribution system

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