CONCEPTS FOR IDENTIFYING AN ASSET SORT LOCATION
First Claim
1. A system comprising one or more storage areas and one or more processors, the system configured to:
- receive asset identifier data corresponding to an asset from a handheld user device, wherein the asset identifier data is stored in a memory associated with the handheld user device in response to scanning an asset indicia associated with the asset;
after the handheld user device is brought within a communication area associated with at least one sort location to enable data transfer between the handheld user device and one or more location devices associated with the at least one sort location, receive location data indicative of the location of the handheld user device relative to the at least one sort location;
associate the asset identifier data with the location data;
determine whether the at least one sort location is the appropriate sort location for the asset; and
transmit an alert to the handheld user device indicating whether the at least one sort location is the appropriate sort location for the asset.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for facilitating the sorting of assets to sort locations. In various embodiments, a sort employee scans an asset indicia using a user device, which stores asset data corresponding to the stored asset. As the sort employee nears a sort location (e.g., a delivery vehicle) with the asset and the user device, the user device automatically communicates wirelessly with a sort location receiver to associate the asset data with data indicative of the sort location where the user deposits the asset. In various embodiments, a device may determine whether the user device is proximate the appropriate sort location for the item, and may generate an alert upon a determination that the user device is proximate an incorrect sort location.
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18 Claims
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1. A system comprising one or more storage areas and one or more processors, the system configured to:
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receive asset identifier data corresponding to an asset from a handheld user device, wherein the asset identifier data is stored in a memory associated with the handheld user device in response to scanning an asset indicia associated with the asset; after the handheld user device is brought within a communication area associated with at least one sort location to enable data transfer between the handheld user device and one or more location devices associated with the at least one sort location, receive location data indicative of the location of the handheld user device relative to the at least one sort location; associate the asset identifier data with the location data; determine whether the at least one sort location is the appropriate sort location for the asset; and transmit an alert to the handheld user device indicating whether the at least one sort location is the appropriate sort location for the asset. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer-implemented method for associating a sorted asset with a sort location, the method comprising steps for:
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receiving, via one or more computer processors and from a handheld user device, asset identifier data corresponding to an asset, wherein the asset identifier data is stored in a memory associated with the handheld user device in response to scanning an asset indicia associated with the asset; after the handheld user device is brought within a communication area associated with at least one sort location to enable data transfer between the handheld user device and one or more location devices associated with the at least one sort location, receiving, via the one or more computer processors, location data indicative of the location of the handheld user device relative to the at least one sort location; associating, via the one or more computer processors, the asset identifier data with the location data; determining, via the one or more computer processors, whether the at least one sort location is the appropriate sort location for the asset; and transmitting, via the one or more computer processors, an alert to the handheld user device indicating whether the at least one sort location is the appropriate sort location for the asset. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory 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, from a handheld user device, asset identifier data corresponding to an asset, wherein the asset identifier data is stored in a memory associated with the handheld user device in response to scanning an asset indicia associated with the asset; an executable portion configured to, after the handheld user device is brought within a communication area associated with at least one sort location to enable data transfer between the handheld user device and one or more location devices associated with the at least one sort location, receive via the one or more computer processors, location data indicative of the location of the handheld user device relative to the at least one sort location; an executable portion configured to associate the asset identifier data with the location data; an executable portion configured to determine whether the at least one sort location is the appropriate sort location for the asset; and an executable portion configured to transmit an alert to the handheld user device indicating whether the at least one sort location is the appropriate sort location for the asset. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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