Mass delivery communication system
First Claim
1. A mass delivery communication system for collecting and processing completion data for an item that is to be mass delivered in a predetermined area comprising a plurality of particular regions, each containing a plurality of delivery sites;
- said system comprising;
at least one mobile terminal unit operationally disposed with delivery personnel and including a transmitter for wireless transmission of delivery data; and
a processing center located remote from the mobile terminal unit and including a receiver for reception of the delivery data from the mobile terminal unit;
wherein the mobile terminal unit is programmed to receive input regarding completion of delivery in one of the particular regions and to transmit delivery data corresponding to the input to the processing center; and
wherein the processing center is programmed to read, interpret, and display delivery data to appropriate parties.
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Abstract
A mass delivery communication system (10) for collecting and processing completion data of an item (12) that is to be mass delivered in a predetermined area (14) comprising a plurality of particular regions (16), each containing a plurality of delivery sites (18). In this system (10), at least one mobile terminal unit (20) is operationally disposed with delivery personnel and includes a transmitter for wireless transmission of delivery data. A processing center (22) is located remote from the mobile terminal unit (20) and includes a receiver for reception of the delivery data from the mobile terminal unit (20). The mobile terminal unit (20) is programmed to receive input regarding delivery completion in one of the particular regions (16) and to transmit delivery data corresponding to the input to the processing center (22). The processing center (22) is programmed to read, interpret, and display delivery data to appropriate parties via a host computer (24) and an Internet website (26).
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33 Claims
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1. A mass delivery communication system for collecting and processing completion data for an item that is to be mass delivered in a predetermined area comprising a plurality of particular regions, each containing a plurality of delivery sites;
- said system comprising;
at least one mobile terminal unit operationally disposed with delivery personnel and including a transmitter for wireless transmission of delivery data; and
a processing center located remote from the mobile terminal unit and including a receiver for reception of the delivery data from the mobile terminal unit;
wherein the mobile terminal unit is programmed to receive input regarding completion of delivery in one of the particular regions and to transmit delivery data corresponding to the input to the processing center; and
wherein the processing center is programmed to read, interpret, and display delivery data to appropriate parties. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
- said system comprising;
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17. A method of collecting and processing delivery completion data, said method comprising the steps of:
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delivering the same item to each of a plurality of delivery sites in a first particular region of a predetermined area comprising a plurality of particular regions; and
inputting delivery completion in the first particular region into a mobile terminal unit operationally disposed with delivery personnel;
transmitting delivery data corresponding to the input to a processing center located remote from the mobile terminal unit; and
reading, interpreting, and displaying the delivery data to appropriate parties. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 32)
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28. A mass delivery communication system for collecting and processing delivery completion for an item that is to be mass delivered in predetermined areas, each comprising a plurality of particular regions each containing a plurality of delivery sites;
- said system comprising;
a mobile terminal unit operationally disposed in each of the predetermined areas; and
a processing center located remote from the mobile terminal units;
wherein each of the mobile terminal units is programmed to receive input regarding delivery completion in the corresponding particular region and to transmit delivery data corresponding to the input to the processing center; and
wherein the processing center is programmed to read, interpret, and display delivery data to appropriate parties. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 33)
- said system comprising;
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