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 destination address, said system comprising:
- a pre-load assist tool configured to receive said destination address and compare at least said destination address against said dispatch plan to generate a package handling instruction,wherein said package handling instruction identifies;
(a) a certain load position from a plurality of load positions on a certain vehicle, wherein the certain load position is assigned to a first package and a second package; and
(b) a sequencing scheme, wherein the sequencing scheme is configured to indicate the relative position within the certain load position of the first package and the second package.
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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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20 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 destination address, said system comprising:
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a pre-load assist tool configured to receive said destination address and compare at least said destination address against said dispatch plan to generate a package handling instruction, wherein said package handling instruction identifies; (a) a certain load position from a plurality of load positions on a certain vehicle, wherein the certain load position is assigned to a first package and a second package; and (b) a sequencing scheme, wherein the sequencing scheme is configured to indicate the relative position within the certain load position of the first package and the second package. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method 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 destination address, said method comprising:
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receiving said destination address; based at least in part on a comparison of said destination address against said dispatch plan, generating a package handling instruction, wherein said package handling instruction identifies at least; (a) a certain load position from a plurality of load positions on a certain vehicle, wherein the certain load position is assigned to a first package and a second package; and (b) a sequencing scheme, wherein the sequencing scheme is configured to indicate the relative position within the certain load position of the first package and the second package. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A computer program product 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 destination address, the computer program product comprising at least one computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising:
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an executable portion configured to receive said destination address; an executable portion configured to, based at least in part on a comparison of said destination address against said dispatch plan, generate a package handling instruction, wherein said package handling instruction identifies at least; (a) a certain load position from a plurality of load positions on a certain vehicle, wherein the certain load position is assigned to a first package and a second package; and (b) a sequencing scheme, wherein the sequencing scheme is configured to indicate the relative position within the certain load position of the first package and the second package. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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