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A route delivery communication system for collecting and processing order and related data from product delivery units such as vending machines and the like, grocery and merchandise retailers, pharmacies, restaurants hospitals, clinics, warehouses, and factories, or the like, or for collecting and p

A route delivery communication system for collecting and processing order and related data from product delivery units such as vending machines and the like, grocery and merchandise retailers, pharmacies, restaurants hospitals, clinics, warehouses, and factories, or the like, or for collecting and processing package collection data from package delivery boxes (such as mailboxes) is described. The system includes a plurality of notifiers each of which including a transceiver and a data gathering transducer for connection to an information collection point such as a vending machine or mailbox. The system also includes a plurality of prompters each including a transceiver for activating, queuing, and receiving data from the notifiers. The prompters further include a user display for communicating with a user and a user input for allowing a user to access and manipulate the prompter and data collected by the prompter from the notifiers. The system also includes at least one guardian for queuing, each of which including a transceiver for activating, queuing, and receiving data from the prompters. The guardian further includes a user display input for communicating with a user and also includes a user input for allowing a user to access and manipulate the guardian and the data collected by the guardian from the prompters.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A route delivery communication system for collecting and processing order and related data, the route delivery communication system comprising:(a) a notifier unit operationally disposed in a product end point location, said notifier unit including a first radio-frequency

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A route delivery communication system for collecting and processing order and related data, the route delivery communication system comprising:(a) a notifier unit operationally disposed in a product end point location, said notifier unit including a first radio-frequency transceiver for communicating data over a local area radio-frequency network wherein said notifier unit receives product data to be transmitted over the local area radio-frequency network; and(b) a prompter unit operationally disposed in a product delivery vehicle, said prompter unit including a second radio-frequency transceiver for communicating data over the local area radio-frequency network wherein said prompter unit communicates with said notifier unit to obtain the received product data when the product delivery vehicle being within communicating range of the local area radio frequency network.