Coordinating the delivery of two or more packages shipped from different source locations
US8046262B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 19, 2005 |
| Grant date | Oct 25, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 25, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q30/0601
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A release schedule for an order having a single addressee address is described. The schedule specifies, for each of two or more shipments making up the order, each of the shipments having a different origin location, a release time at which the shipment is to be released from its origin location. The indicated release times are selected on the basis of typical carrier delivery durations from each of the origin locations to the addressee address, in order to cause all of the shipments of the order to be delivered to the addressee address at the same time. The release schedule may be used to schedule the release of the shipments of the order.
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