CONCEPTS FOR IDENTIFYING AN ASSET SORT LOCATION
First Claim
1. A system comprising (a) a user device comprising one or more memory storage areas and one or more processors and (b) one or more location devices comprising one or more memory storage areas and one or more processors, the location devices associated with a sort location;
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the one or more location devices are configured to;
store location data indicative of the identity of the sort location; and
broadcast at least a portion of the location data; and
the user device is 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; and
upon being brought within a communication area associated with the sort location, receive the broadcast portion of the location data from the one or more location devices; and
after receiving at least a portion of the location data broadcast from the one or more location devices, associate the asset identifier data and the location 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 system comprising (a) a user device comprising one or more memory storage areas and one or more processors and (b) one or more location devices comprising one or more memory storage areas and one or more processors, the location devices associated with a sort location;
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the one or more location devices are configured to; store location data indicative of the identity of the sort location; and broadcast at least a portion of the location data; and the user device is 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; and upon being brought within a communication area associated with the sort location, receive the broadcast portion of the location data from the one or more location devices; and after receiving at least a portion of the location data broadcast from the one or more location devices, associate the asset identifier data and the location data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system comprising (a) a user device comprising one or more memory storage areas and one or more processors and (b) one or more location devices comprising one or more memory storage areas and one or more processors, the location devices associated with a sort location;
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the user device is 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; and upon being brought within a communication area associated with the sort location, transmitting at least a portion of the asset identifier data to the one or more location devices; the one or more location devices are configured to; store location data indicative of the identity of the sort location; receive at least a portion of the asset identifier data transmitted from the user device; and after receiving at least a portion of the asset identifier data transmitted from the user device, transmit the asset identifier data and the location data. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer-implemented method for associating a sorted asset with a sort location, the method comprising steps configured for:
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storing, at one or more location devices associated with the sort location, location data indicative of the identity of the sort location, wherein each of the one or more location devices are configured for wireless communication within communication areas corresponding to each of the one or more location devices; monitoring, via the one or more location devices, the communication areas corresponding to each of the one or more location devices for the presence of a handheld user device carried by a user and having asset identifier data indicative of the identity of an asset stored thereon; and upon determining that a user device is located within one or more communication areas corresponding to one or more location devices, associating the asset identifier data stored on the user device with the location data. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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