SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES
First Claim
1. A method of controlling the transport of articles, said method comprising the steps of:
- collecting one or more orders for delivery of one or more articles, the orders comprising an origin and a destination of the articles to be delivered;
selecting a suitable courier based upon a plurality of variables, the selection accomplished by at least one server having a program for selecting couriers based on a plurality of variables such that said program, upon the execution of an initial order and then a subsequent order, dynamically and automatically organizes routes and dynamically and automatically reroutes allocated couriers for the collection and delivery of said one or more articles; and
performing the delivery of said one or more articles.
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Abstract
A system and method for controlling the transport of articles comprises in one embodiment one or more communication devices for receiving and transmitting data, at least one primary server in communication with the primary server for allocating couriers for the collection and delivery of articles, a program for controlling the server, and at least one remote interface for placing orders for the collection and delivery of the articles, wherein the program, upon the execution of an order, compares stored historical travel times from one geographic location to another with actual travel times from one geographic location to another to thereby provide updated estimates for the collection time and delivery time of articles provided in subsequent orders.
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1. A method of controlling the transport of articles, said method comprising the steps of:
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collecting one or more orders for delivery of one or more articles, the orders comprising an origin and a destination of the articles to be delivered; selecting a suitable courier based upon a plurality of variables, the selection accomplished by at least one server having a program for selecting couriers based on a plurality of variables such that said program, upon the execution of an initial order and then a subsequent order, dynamically and automatically organizes routes and dynamically and automatically reroutes allocated couriers for the collection and delivery of said one or more articles; and performing the delivery of said one or more articles. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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