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Freight information management method and freight management system using electronic tags

  • US 6,560,579 B2
  • Filed: 09/21/2001
  • Issued: 05/06/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/08/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A freight information management method useful in a freight information management system, comprising:

  • on the basis of a consignor address and a consignee address of freight requested to be delivered from a consignor destination, determining a delivery route of said freight in a freight information management center;

    writing the determined delivery route into an electronic tag attached to said freight remotely from said freight information management center;

    while said freight is delivered via a plurality of collection/delivery stations in accordance with the delivery route in the electronic tag attached to said freight, determining a redelivery route of said freight in response to a delivery time designated by said consignee in the freight information management center;

    writing the determined redelivery route into said electronic tag attached to said freight remotely from said freight information management center; and

    changing the delivery route of said freight in accordance with the redelivery route in said electronic tag attached to said freight.

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