Asynchronous item transfer facility, system and method
US7693745B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 26, 2000 |
| Grant date | Apr 6, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 20, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F17/13
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Transferring a package from a source location to a target location, including obtaining the package from a shipper at the source location, the package containing no indication of the target location; affixing to the package a unique identifier; storing, in a package routing system, the unique identifier, and associating therewith, information identifying the target location; transporting the package toward the target locations associated with the unique identifier; and delivering the package to the target location associated with the unique identifier in the package routing system.
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