Method and system for performing a package pre-load operation in accordance with a dispatch plan
US8688266B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 28, 2011 |
| Grant date | Apr 1, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 28, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03M7/40
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention provides systems and methods for electronically-capturing a destination address of a package and for using the destination address to automate a package pre-load operation. An embodiment of the invention includes a compression system for compressing the destination address as a compressed MaxiCode symbol, a smart shipping label system for 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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