CONCEPTS FOR IDENTIFYING AN ASSET SORT LOCATION
First Claim
1. A handheld user device configured comprising one or more memory storage areas and one or more processors, the handheld user device configured to:
- receive asset identifier data from an asset indicia, wherein the asset indicia is associated with an asset;
store the asset identifier data corresponding to the asset;
receive data signals from a plurality of location devices, wherein each location device is associated with a corresponding sort location and wherein each data signal is indicative of a corresponding sort location;
determine a number of received data signals indicative of a first sort location;
compare the number of received data signals indicative of the first sort location against a configurable threshold; and
upon determining that the number of received data signals indicative of the first sort location satisfies the configurable threshold;
identify the user device to be at the first sort location; and
associate the first sort location with the asset identifier data.
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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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1. A handheld user device configured comprising one or more memory storage areas and one or more processors, the handheld user device configured to:
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receive asset identifier data from an asset indicia, wherein the asset indicia is associated with an asset; store the asset identifier data corresponding to the asset; receive data signals from a plurality of location devices, wherein each location device is associated with a corresponding sort location and wherein each data signal is indicative of a corresponding sort location; determine a number of received data signals indicative of a first sort location; compare the number of received data signals indicative of the first sort location against a configurable threshold; and upon determining that the number of received data signals indicative of the first sort location satisfies the configurable threshold; identify the user device to be at the first sort location; and associate the first sort location with the asset identifier data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer-implemented method for associating a sorted asset with a sort location, wherein the method comprises:
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receiving, via a user device, asset identifier data from an asset indicia, wherein the asset indicia is associated with an asset; storing, via the user device, the asset identifier data corresponding to the asset; receiving, via the user device, data signals from a plurality of location devices, wherein each location device is associated with a corresponding sort location and wherein each data signal is indicative of a corresponding sort location; determining, via the user device, a number of received data signals indicative of a first sort location; comparing, via the user device, the number of received data signals indicative of the first sort location against a configurable threshold; and upon determining that the number of received data signals indicative of the first sort location satisfies the configurable threshold; identifying, via the user device, the user device to be at the first sort location; and associating, via the user device, the first sort location with the asset identifier data. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer program product operable on a user device, the 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 asset identifier data from an asset indicia, wherein the asset indicia is associated with an asset; an executable portion configured to store the asset identifier data corresponding to the asset; an executable portion configured to receive data signals from a plurality of location devices, wherein each location device is associated with a corresponding sort location and wherein each data signal is indicative of a corresponding sort location; an executable portion configured to determine a number of received data signals indicative of a first sort location; an executable portion configured to compare the number of received data signals indicative of the first sort location against a configurable threshold; and an executable portion configured to, upon determining that the number of received data signals indicative of the first sort location satisfies the configurable threshold; identify the user device to be at the first sort location; and associate the first sort location with the asset identifier data. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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