Computer system for routing package deliveries
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1. A method for generating a multi-carrier shipping label, the method comprising:
- identifying, via one or more processors, a first carrier-specific tracking number associated with a first carrier, wherein the first carrier-specific tracking number is to be used by the first carrier in transporting a parcel through the first carrier'"'"'s delivery network;
identifying, via the one or more processors, a second carrier-specific tracking number associated with a second carrier, wherein the second carrier-specific tracking number is to be used by the second carrier in transporting the parcel through the second carrier'"'"'s delivery network;
storing, via the one or more processors, the first carrier-specific tracking number in association with the second carrier-specific tracking number; and
generating, via the one or more processors and in response to determining that the parcel is designated for a delivery destination in a rural area, a multi-carrier shipping label that is to be affixed to the exterior of the parcel and that comprises (a) at least one of visible human-readable indicia or visible machine-readable indicia of the first carrier-specific tracking number associated with the first carrier and (b) at least one of visible human-readable indicia or visible machine-readable indicia of the second carrier-specific tracking number associated with the second carrier.
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Abstract
A shipping system for shipping packages involving the coordinated use of at least a first carrier and a second carrier. The shipping system includes physical delivery facilities for the physical delivery of packages, the physical delivery facilities including at least one transfer location at which the second carrier may take over delivery responsibilities for a package.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for generating a multi-carrier shipping label, the method comprising:
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identifying, via one or more processors, a first carrier-specific tracking number associated with a first carrier, wherein the first carrier-specific tracking number is to be used by the first carrier in transporting a parcel through the first carrier'"'"'s delivery network; identifying, via the one or more processors, a second carrier-specific tracking number associated with a second carrier, wherein the second carrier-specific tracking number is to be used by the second carrier in transporting the parcel through the second carrier'"'"'s delivery network; storing, via the one or more processors, the first carrier-specific tracking number in association with the second carrier-specific tracking number; and generating, via the one or more processors and in response to determining that the parcel is designated for a delivery destination in a rural area, a multi-carrier shipping label that is to be affixed to the exterior of the parcel and that comprises (a) at least one of visible human-readable indicia or visible machine-readable indicia of the first carrier-specific tracking number associated with the first carrier and (b) at least one of visible human-readable indicia or visible machine-readable indicia of the second carrier-specific tracking number associated with the second carrier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to at least; identify a first carrier-specific tracking number associated with a first carrier, wherein the first carrier-specific tracking number is to be used by the first carrier in transporting a parcel through the first carrier'"'"'s delivery network; identify a second carrier-specific tracking number associated with a second carrier, wherein the second carrier-specific tracking number is to be used by the second carrier in transporting the parcel through the second carrier'"'"'s delivery network; store the first carrier-specific tracking number in association with the second carrier-specific tracking number; and generate in response to determining that the parcel is designated for a delivery destination in a rural area a multi-carrier shipping label that is to be affixed to the exterior of the parcel and that comprises (a) at least one of visible human-readable indicia or visible machine-readable indicia of the first carrier-specific tracking number associated with the first carrier and (b) at least one of visible human-readable indicia or visible machine-readable indicia of the second carrier-specific tracking number associated with the second carrier. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product for generating a multi-carrier shipping label, the computer program product comprising:
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at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising; an executable portion configured to identify a first carrier-specific tracking number associated with a first carrier, wherein the first carrier-specific tracking number is to be used by the first carrier in transporting a parcel through the first carrier'"'"'s delivery network; an executable portion configured to identify a second carrier-specific tracking number associated with a second carrier, wherein the second carrier-specific tracking number is to be used by the second carrier in transporting the parcel through the second carrier'"'"'s delivery network; an executable portion configured to store the first carrier-specific tracking number in association with the second carrier-specific tracking number; and an executable portion configured to generate in response to determining that the parcel is designated for a delivery destination in a rural area a multi-carrier shipping label that is to be affixed to the exterior of the parcel and that comprises both (a) at least one of visible human-readable indicia or visible machine-readable indicia of the first carrier-specific tracking number associated with the first carrier and (b) at least one of visible human-readable indicia or visible machine-readable indicia of the second carrier-specific tracking number associated with the second carrier. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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