METHOD & SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING A PACKAGE PRE-LOAD OPERATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH A DISPATCH PLAN
First Claim
1. A system for performing a package pre-load operation in accordance with a dispatch plan, wherein each of a plurality of packages has a first shipping label including a label address, said system comprising:
- a package scanning device to capture a destination address from said first shipping label, wherein said destination address is based at least in part on said label address; and
a pre-load assist tool in electronic communication with said package scanning device that receives said destination address and compares at least said destination address against said dispatch plan to generate a package handling instruction.
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Abstract
The present invention provides systems and methods for electronically-capturing a destination address of a package and for using the destination address to automate a package pre-load operation. An embodiment of the invention includes a compression system for compressing the destination address as a compressed MaxiCode symbol, a smart shipping label system for generating a shipping label with a compressed MaxiCode and a pre-load assist system for generating package handling instructions from the electronically-captured destination address.
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15 Claims
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1. A system for performing a package pre-load operation in accordance with a dispatch plan, wherein each of a plurality of packages has a first shipping label including a label address, said system comprising:
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a package scanning device to capture a destination address from said first shipping label, wherein said destination address is based at least in part on said label address; and a pre-load assist tool in electronic communication with said package scanning device that receives said destination address and compares at least said destination address against said dispatch plan to generate a package handling instruction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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