Patent · US Expired

Compression utility for use with smart label printing and pre-loading

US7039496B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 11, 2001
Grant dateMay 2, 2006
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Expiry dateJul 10, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03M7/40
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Systems and Methods for electronically capturing a destination address of a package and using the destination address to automate a package pre-load operation. Compressing the destination address as a compressed Maxicode symbol. Generating a shipping label with a compressed Maxicode and a pre-load assist system for generating package handling instructions from the electronically captured destination address.

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