Same day product and document delivery management system and process
First Claim
1. A method of delivering parcels to a plurality of locations comprising:
- receiving a plurality of parcels to be delivered as a same-day routed delivery job;
receiving a manifest containing a plurality of sets of recipient information, the number of sets corresponding with the number of parcels; and
providing at least one optimized route for delivering the parcels, each route containing at least two stops arranged in a designated order and travel directions for traveling from each stop to the next stop.
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Abstract
A method and system for performing routed deliveries in a highly efficient manner enables both senders and recipients, as appropriate, to monitor relevant delivery routes and track the delivery progress in real time, access delivery summary reports, and manage invoices. Using the system, a same-day on-demand delivery order may be placed by phone or through a web site. A dispatch processor determines a branch server to handle the delivery order and transmits the order to the branch server. If an acknowledgement of the order is not received within a designated amount of time, an alarm is sounded. Upon receipt of the order at the branch server, a dispatch server assigns the delivery order to a driver to perform the delivery. The system also manages operation of same-day large-scale routed deliveries. For routed deliveries, couriers are assigned delivery routes which enable optimized efficiency in performing the routed delivery order in that the delivery stops are automatically placed in the most efficient sequence using a pre-designed, optimized route (e.g. destination address of each stop, travel directions to each stop from the previous stop). For each type of delivery, the courier provides delivery status information status in real time to a branch server as each delivery is made, which enables customers and recipients to track parcel delivery and monitor routes in real time through a web site.
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28 Claims
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1. A method of delivering parcels to a plurality of locations comprising:
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receiving a plurality of parcels to be delivered as a same-day routed delivery job;
receiving a manifest containing a plurality of sets of recipient information, the number of sets corresponding with the number of parcels; and
providing at least one optimized route for delivering the parcels, each route containing at least two stops arranged in a designated order and travel directions for traveling from each stop to the next stop. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of delivering parcels to a plurality of locations comprising:
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receiving a plurality of parcels to be delivered as a same-day delivery job;
electronically matching recipient information for each parcel to corresponding address information in a database; and
providing at least one optimized route for delivering the parcels, each route containing at least two stops arranged in a designated order and travel directions for traveling from each stop to the next stop. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A method of delivering parcels to a plurality of locations comprising:
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receiving a plurality of parcels to be delivered as a same-day delivery job;
electronically matching recipient information for each parcel to corresponding address information in a database;
automatically creating a delivery order for each parcel upon matching the recipient information to corresponding address information; and
providing at least one optimized route for delivering the parcels, each route containing at least two stops arranged in a designated order and travel directions for traveling from each stop to the next stop. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A method for delivering parcels comprising:
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receiving from a sender an electronic order for same-day delivery of a parcel to a recipient, wherein the order contains address information for the recipient;
transmitting the order to an appropriate branch location; and
generating an alarm if an acknowledgement signal is not received from the branch location acknowledging the order transmission within a predetermined amount of time. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for managing delivery of parcels comprising:
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a pre-populated address database;
an order entry module for generating electronic orders by associating client information on a parcel with at least one delivery address stored in the database;
a server for managing a routed delivery of a plurality of parcels along an optimized route; and
an automatic dispatcher for dispatching an optimized delivery route information and delivery information to a delivery person, wherein the route information includes at least two stops arranged in a designated order and travel directions for traveling from each stop to the next stop. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A system for managing a same-day on-demand delivery order, comprising:
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a host server for receiving electronic delivery orders placed through a host site;
a dispatch processor for routing the order to an appropriate branch server location for handling the delivery;
a order receipt module for transmitting an acknowledgement signal to the dispatch processor upon receiving an order therefrom; and
a branch server for managing the delivery of the order. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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