Method and system using delivery trucks to collect address location data
US6816784B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 8, 2002 |
| Grant date | Nov 9, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 8, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08G1/0969
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system and method are disclosed for collecting data that relate addresses to map-referenced locations. A fleet of delivery trucks delivers items to locations throughout a geographic region. Each item to be delivered includes a tracking code. An electronic code reader device is used to record the tracking code of an item when the item is being delivered. A position determining device, such as a GPS unit, is used to determine a geographic position associated with the delivery of each item. Data indicating the tracking code of an item and the corresponding geographic position associated with the delivery are stored. Then, using data that indicate an address associated with each tracking code, each address is associated with a geographic position. This information is used to revise a geographic database, e.g., to relate addresses to map-referenced locations.
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