Systems and methods for delivering items having encoded delivery points
US11694148B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 2, 2020 |
| Grant date | Jul 4, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 31, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K19/06028
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and methods for delivering items are disclosed. The systems and methods comprise assigning a unique internal control value to each profile having an identified physical address delivery point. They also receive a request for delivery point information for each of a plurality of items to be distributed and providing a response comprising a list of internal control values thereto. They further receive a plurality of items, each item having printed thereon one of the internal control values on the list. For each of the plurality of items, they scan, by item processing equipment, the item to read the internal control value printed thereon, identifying, in the profile database, the physical address delivery point corresponding to the assigned internal control value, routing, by the item processing equipment, the item according to the identified physical address delivery point, and delivering the item to the identified physical address delivery point.
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