Electronic shipping label with updateable visual display
First Claim
1. A label interface device for updating a shipping label having an updateable visual display, comprising:
- an electric field generator for updating an electronically updateable visual display of the shipping label; and
a communication interface for receiving data from an external device for use by the electric field generator to update the visual display of the shipping label.
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Abstract
A novel shipping label is described that includes an electronically updateable visual display that can be updated throughout the shipping process to provide routing instructions to package handlers. Instructions shown on the updateable display can provide such information as an indication of a particular conveyor belt or vehicle or a particular location in a vehicle for the package to be placed. A label interface device for updating the new shipping label is also described herein along with systems for updating the shipping label over the course of the package delivery. In addition, novel methods of providing shipping services that are made possible by these devices and systems are included in the disclosure.
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20 Claims
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1. A label interface device for updating a shipping label having an updateable visual display, comprising:
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an electric field generator for updating an electronically updateable visual display of the shipping label; and
a communication interface for receiving data from an external device for use by the electric field generator to update the visual display of the shipping label. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A label interface device for updating a shipping label having an updateable visual display comprising:
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a processor executing instructions to read an identifier from the shipping label, to transmit the identifier to an external device, to receive data for updating the visual display from the external device based on the identifier, and to write the received data to the updateable visual display;
a memory connected to the processor, for storing the instructions executed by the processor;
a radio frequency identification tag reader and writer connected to the processor, for reading and writing the identifier and data from and to a radio frequency identification tag of the shipping label, at least some portion of the writeable area of the radio frequency identification tag being mapped to the updateable visual display;
a communication interface connected to the processor for transmitting the identifier and receiving the data from the external device; and
a power source for powering at least the processor of the device. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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