Systems and Methods for Sorting in a Package Delivery System

• US 20080264834A1
• Filed: 06/23/2008
• Published: 10/30/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 05/17/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: United Parcel Service Of America Incorporated (United Parcel Service Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: United Parcel Service Of America Incorporated (United Parcel Service Incorporated)
• Inventors: Jenkins, Rhesa, Olsen, John, Bradley, David
• Granted Patent: US 8,110,052 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 209/547
• CPC Class Codes: B07C 7/005 Computer assisted manual sorting, e.g. for mail

Abstract

The present invention provides novel systems and methods for processing packages through a delivery network using a hub assist label. Generally described, the hub assist label includes indicia of a sequence of sorting locations that designates the flow of a package through a delivery network.

Claims

1. A method for sorting a package using a hub assist label comprising the steps of:

providing a hub assist label associated with a package, said hub assist label having indicia of a sequence of sorting locations;

capturing said indicia from said hub assist label; and

sorting said package based at least in part on said sequence of sorting locations.

2. The method of sorting of claim 1, wherein said step of capturing indicia is automatic and said package is diverted automatically based at least in part on said captured indicia.

3. The method of sorting of claim 1, further comprising the step of displaying said sorting instructions on a monitor.

4. The method of sorting of claim 1, further comprising the step of synthesizing said sorting instructions to an audio signal and broadcasting said audio signal.

5. The method of sorting of claim 1, further comprising the step of projecting said sorting instructions onto said package.

6. The method of sorting in claim 1, further comprising the step of illuminating a light associated with a sorting location based at least in part on captured machine readable code.

7. The method of sorting in claim 1, further comprises the step of providing a heads up display system and said indicia includes projecting a sorting location using said heads up display onto said package.