System and method for aggregating item delivery information
First Claim
1. A method for aggregating item delivery statistics in an item delivery system, the method comprising:
- acquiring data associated with one or more delivery items in the item delivery system;
aggregating at least a portion of the acquired data in accordance with one or more aggregation criteria;
determining a set of item delivery statistics based on the aggregated data;
and generating a report containing the set of item delivery statistics.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for aggregating item delivery statistics in an item delivery system. In accordance with an illustrative embodiment, information associated with one or more delivery items is collected at one or more locations in the item delivery system. The collected item delivery information is forwarded to a management system configured to store the information. The management system receives related information for a plurality of delivery items and aggregates at least some of the related information. In response to a user request, the management system may be configured to return a selected set of aggregated item delivery statistics to the user. The user can use the aggregated statistics to identify trends, bottlenecks, service standards, and other flow-related information that could not be easily tracked using prior item delivery systems.
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36 Claims
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1. A method for aggregating item delivery statistics in an item delivery system, the method comprising:
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acquiring data associated with one or more delivery items in the item delivery system;
aggregating at least a portion of the acquired data in accordance with one or more aggregation criteria;
determining a set of item delivery statistics based on the aggregated data;
and generating a report containing the set of item delivery statistics. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An item delivery system, comprising:
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a computer network;
at least one processing equipment coupled to the network and configured to process one or more delivery items; and
a management system coupled to the network and configured to communicate with the at least one processing equipment over the network;
the management system configured to;
receive data associated with the one or more delivery items from the at least one processing equipment;
aggregate at least a portion of the received data in accordance with one or more aggregation criteria;
determine a set of item delivery statistics based on the aggregated data; and
generate a report containing the set of item delivery statistics. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. An item delivery system, comprising:
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means for acquiring data associated with one or more delivery items in the item delivery system;
means for aggregating at least a portion of the acquired data in accordance with one or more aggregation criteria;
means for determining a set of item delivery statistics based on the aggregated data; and
means for generating a report containing the set of item delivery statistics. - View Dependent Claims (34)
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35. A computer-implemented method for analyzing and evaluating a flow of mailpieces in association with a shipment of mailpieces, the method comprising:
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electronically receiving a data file from a shipper, the data file containing a first set of data associated with the shipment;
scanning, during delivery of the mailpieces, the shipment for a second set of data associated with the shipment;
aggregating the first and second sets of data associated with the shipment in accordance with one or more aggregation criteria; and
reporting the aggregated data.
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36. A computer-readable medium configured to store instructions for execution on a processor for the practice of a method of aggregating item delivery statistics in an item delivery system, the method comprising:
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acquiring data associated with one or more delivery items in the item delivery system;
aggregating at least a portion of the acquired data in accordance with one or more aggregation criteria;
determining a set of item delivery statistics based on the aggregated data; and
generating a report containing the set of item delivery statistics.
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