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Method and system for GPS augmentation of mail carrier efficiency

  • US 8,326,450 B2
  • Filed: 12/07/2005
  • Issued: 12/04/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/07/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of assisting a mail carrier to deliver a group of mail pieces, comprising:

  • receiving the group of the mail pieces from a sorting system, for delivery to respective final destinations;

    altering mail carrier routes based on a volume of mail pieces that have to be delivered by the mail carrier, the altering comprising;

    determining that the volume of the mail pieces for each carrier route is not evenly distributed for each mail carrier; and

    substantially equalizing the volume of the mail pieces for each carrier route such that work load allocation is optimized for each mail carrier;

    obtaining delivery data about delivering the group of mail pieces based on the altered mail carrier routes;

    using a global positioning system to ascertain a location of the mail carrier along a mail route based on the received group of the mail pieces;

    providing information to the mail carrier regarding delivery of the group of mail pieces, in response to the location of the mail carrier and in response to the delivery data; and

    describing what number of pieces and what types of pieces are to be delivered to each of the respective final destinations.

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