System for Optimizing Collection and/or Delivery Trips
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Abstract
The subject innovation relates to a system for optimizing collection trips and/or delivery trips of a courier service, comprising a computer system with a database for storing address data records and for providing the address data records for a navigation system which can at least be read in at least one of the courier vehicles belonging to the courier service, has a display screen for navigation information and comprises an input system in the courier vehicle, which input system is connected to the computer system and is intended for the input of at least one item of additional information relating to at least one address data record, wherein the computer system is suitable for inserting the additional information into the stored address data records. The subject innovation also relates to a method for using this system.
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31 Claims
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16. A system for optimizing collection journeys and/or delivery journeys of a courier service, comprising:
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a computer system having a database for storing address data records and for providing the address data records for a navigation system that can at least be read in at least one of the courier vehicles of the courier service; a display screen connected to the computer system for displaying navigation information comprising a street map, a satellite image or an image from bird'"'"'s eye view of the surroundings of a destination address; an input system connected to the computer system for entering at least one additional information on at least one address data record, the computer system being configured to allow insertion of the additional information into the at least one address data record; and the system being configured to use, after display of surroundings of a destination address, a cursor to be able to mark a selection area around the destination address on the display screen, to display all other destination addresses in the marked area, and to use a cursor to be able to mark a common approach point for the displayed destination addresses on the display screen, a geo-coordinate of the approach point being assigned to all destination addresses in the marked area. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method for optimizing collection journeys and/or delivery journeys, comprising:
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storing address data records in a database of a computer system; making available the address data records with a navigation system having a display screen for navigation information comprising a street map, a satellite image or an image from bird'"'"'s eye view of the surroundings of a destination address that can be read in at least one of the courier vehicles of the courier service; receiving at least one piece of additional information on at least one address data record using an input system that is connected to the computer system; inserting the additional information into the stored address data records using the computer system; displaying surroundings of the destination address; marking a selection area around the destination address on the display screen using a cursor; displaying all other destination addresses in the marked area; marking a common approach point on the display screen for the displayed destination addresses using a cursor; and assigning the geo-coordinate of the approach point to all destination addresses in the marked area. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A system for optimizing collection journeys and/or delivery journeys, comprising:
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means for storing address data records in a database of a computer system; means for making available the address data records with a navigation system having a display screen for navigation information comprising a street map, a satellite image or an image from bird'"'"'s eye view of the surroundings of a destination address that can be read in at least one of the courier vehicles of the courier service; means for receiving at least one piece of additional information on at least one address data record using an input system that is connected to the computer system; means for inserting the additional information into the stored address data records using the computer system; means for displaying surroundings of the destination address; means for marking a selection area around the destination address on the display screen using a cursor; means for displaying all other destination addresses in the marked area; means for marking a common approach point on the display screen for the displayed destination addresses using a cursor; and means for assigning the geo-coordinate of the approach point to all destination addresses in the marked area.
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Specification