Mail sorter system and method for moving trays of mail to dispatch in delivery order
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1. A method for sorting mail pieces comprising:
- feeding the mail pieces into a sorter;
sorting the mail pieces;
depositing the mail pieces into containers in at least one deposit area; and
moving the containers from the at least one deposit area to at least one dispatch area, substantially in a loading order using a processor, in which the containers will be loaded into at least one vehicle for convenient unloading at a plurality of unloading locations of each of the at least one vehicle;
wherein the containers are mail trays or other devices for carrying a plurality of the mail pieces.
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Abstract
A sorter, method, and software product are provided for sorting mail pieces. The mail pieces are fed into a sorter, sorted, and then deposited into mail trays. The mail trays are then moved from the deposit area to a dispatch area, in the order they will be loaded into a truck. That order is preferably the same as the order in which the containers received the mail pieces.
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1. A method for sorting mail pieces comprising:
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feeding the mail pieces into a sorter; sorting the mail pieces; depositing the mail pieces into containers in at least one deposit area; and moving the containers from the at least one deposit area to at least one dispatch area, substantially in a loading order using a processor, in which the containers will be loaded into at least one vehicle for convenient unloading at a plurality of unloading locations of each of the at least one vehicle; wherein the containers are mail trays or other devices for carrying a plurality of the mail pieces. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for sorting mail pieces comprising:
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feeding the mail pieces into a sorter; sorting the mail pieces; depositing the mail pieces into containers in at least one deposit area; and moving the containers from the at least one deposit area to at least one dispatch area using a conveying module, in a loading order which is the order in which the containers will be loaded into at least one vehicle for convenient unloading at a plurality of unloading locations of each of the at least one vehicle; wherein the containers are mail trays or other devices for carrying a plurality of the mail pieces.
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