Method and System for Gps Augmentation of Mail Carrier Efficiency
First Claim
1. A method of assisting a mail carrier to deliver a group of mail pieces, comprising:
- receiving the group of the mail pieces from a sorting system, for delivery to respective final destinations;
obtaining delivery data about delivering the group of mail pieces;
using a global positioning system to ascertain a location of the mail carrier along a mail route; and
providing information to the mail carrier regarding delivery of the group of mail pieces, in response to the location of the mail carrier and in response to the delivery data.
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Abstract
Mail carriers are assisted in delivering mail pieces. Each group of mail pieces is received from a sorting system, for delivery to respective final destinations. Also, the sorting system provides delivery data, preferably in electronic form, about delivering the group of mail pieces. Subsequently, GPS is used to determine a location of the mail carrier along a mail route. Information is then provided to the mail carrier regarding delivery of the group of mail pieces, in response to the location of the mail carrier and in response to the delivery data that was received from the sorting system.
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23 Claims
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1. A method of assisting a mail carrier to deliver a group of mail pieces, comprising:
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receiving the group of the mail pieces from a sorting system, for delivery to respective final destinations; obtaining delivery data about delivering the group of mail pieces; using a global positioning system to ascertain a location of the mail carrier along a mail route; and providing information to the mail carrier regarding delivery of the group of mail pieces, in response to the location of the mail carrier and in response to the delivery data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A delivery system for assisting a mail carrier to deliver a group of mail pieces, comprising:
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at least one mail container for receiving the group of the mail pieces from a sorting system, the group of mail pieces being for delivery to respective final destinations; an electronic device for obtaining delivery data about delivering the group of mail pieces; a wireless unit for using a global positioning system to ascertain a location of the mail carrier along a mail route; and a user interface for providing information to the mail carrier regarding delivery of the group of mail pieces, in response to the location of the mail carrier and also in response to the delivery data. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An electronic device for assisting a mail carrier to deliver a group of mail pieces that is received from a sorting system, the group of mail pieces being for delivery to respective final destinations, comprising:
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means for obtaining delivery data about the group of mail pieces; a wireless unit including a global positioning system to ascertain a location of the mail carrier along a mail route; and a user interface for providing information to the mail carrier regarding delivery of the group of mail pieces, in response to the location of the mail carrier and also in response to the delivery data. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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