Title:
SYSTEM FOR PACKAGE LOADING AND METHODS FOR PACKAGE HANDLING
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2002047831
Kind Code:
A3
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 labe l with a compressed MaxiCode and a pre-load assist system for generating package handling instructions from the electronically-captured destination address.
Inventors:
PEREZ JUAN R
ANDERSON DUANE
POTTEIGER DAVID
BURGESS MICHAEL
ANDERSON DUANE
POTTEIGER DAVID
BURGESS MICHAEL
Application Number:
PCT/US2001/048156
Publication Date:
December 04, 2003
Filing Date:
December 11, 2001
Export Citation:
Assignee:
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC (US)
International Classes:
B65G61/00; B07C3/14; B07C3/18; B65G67/04; G06K1/12; H03M7/40; (IPC1-7): B07C3/18
Foreign References:
| US5292004A | 1994-03-08 | |||
| US5764774A | 1998-06-09 |
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