METHOD OF SEQUENCING A DELIVERY ROUTE

• US 20140351164A1
• Filed: 05/22/2013
• Published: 11/27/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/22/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: ANS Tech, LLC
• Original Assignee: ANS Tech, LLC
• Inventors: Ballenger, Jerry Wayne, Epstein, Richard Alan
• Application Number:
  US13/899,695
• Publication Number:
  US 20140351164A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/338
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/343 Calculating itineraries, i.e. routes leading from a starting point to a series of categorical destinations using a global route restraint, round trips, touristic trips travelling salesman problem G06Q10/04; optimisation of routes G06Q10/047
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/08355 Routing methods

Abstract

A method for sequencing geo coded addresses on a delivery route with the use of a device is disclosed, The methodology includes the steps of a driver selecting a street segment on a device and selecting a sequence mode for the delivery. The methodology also includes driving down a selected street segment and confirming an odd or even number of the addresses on either side of the street. The methodology also comprises the marking of each address as delivered as it is passed by the driver.

Claims

1. A method of delivering goods or packages by a driver on a route with a device, said method comprising the steps of:

selecting a predetermined street segment from a predetermined list;

selecting a segment mode;

delivering the packages to an address on the route;

marking said address as delivered based on a predefined proximity area;

determining if the driver is finished with a route sequencing; and

uploading delivery data to a remote location after said route sequencing is finished.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of driving to said street segment.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of confirming house numbers, side of street and/or odd or even number addresses.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of passing a next address in said route sequencing.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of moving to a new street segment for package delivery.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of editing grid route sequencing via a predetermined interface.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of displaying said predetermined street segment based on uploaded order thereof.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein said segment mode is either left side of said street segment, right side of said street segment or both sides of said street segment.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein said step of marking said address as delivered uses in part a variable distance forward of the device and a side distance from the device to calculate said proximity area.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein said address is a geo coded address.

11. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of photographing the address to confirm delivery of the package.

12. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of determining whether said address is a deliver to or do not deliver to.

13. The method of claim 11 wherein said photographing is completed with the device, the device having a camera integrated therein,

14. The method of claim 1 wherein said selecting a predetermined street segment step comprises downloading information from a remote location.

15. A method of sequencing geo coded addresses on a delivery route with use of a device, said method comprising the steps of:

a driver selecting a street segment on the device;

selecting a sequence mode for die delivery;

driving down said selected street segment;

confirming an odd or even number of the addresses; and

marking said address as delivered as it is passed by said driver.

16. The method of claim 15 further comprising the step of selecting another street segment if said driver moves onto a different street, and/or the step of determining if said driver is turning around on said street segment.

17. The method of claim 15 further comprising the step of manipulating data of said street segment by said driver with said device.

18. The method of claim 17 wherein said data is uploaded to a remote location for future use in delivery to said street segment at a later time.

19. The method of claim 15 further comprising the step of verifying delivery to said address by photo.

20. The method of claim 19 where said photo is time stamped and dated to confirm delivery.

21. The method of claim 15 wherein the device is GPS capable.

22. The method of claim 15 wherein said sequence mode is a left, right and/or both sides of said street segment.

23. The method of claim 22 where said sequence mode monitors a predetermined proximity area of said street segment.

24. The method of claim 15 wherein the device is either a laptop, tablet or smart phone.

25. The method of claim 18 wherein said remote location is either a server, computer, laptop, cloud or other electronic device.