IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
UP-0415804
(2001-11-06)
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등록번호 |
US-7797280
(2010-10-04)
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국제출원번호 |
PCT/US2001/042917
(2001-11-06)
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§371/§102 date |
20030505
(20030505)
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국제공개번호 |
WO02/037426
(2002-05-10)
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발명자
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출원인 / 주소 |
- United States Postal Service
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대리인 / 주소 |
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
0 인용 특허 :
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초록
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Methods and systems consistent with this invention manage a database of delivery destination information. Such methods and systems identify an item to be delivered to a destination; determine a batch of items for delivery having the item to be delivered to the destination; determine when the batch o
Methods and systems consistent with this invention manage a database of delivery destination information. Such methods and systems identify an item to be delivered to a destination; determine a batch of items for delivery having the item to be delivered to the destination; determine when the batch of items has been delivered: and update the database to indicate a delivery of the item destined to the destination after determining when the batch of items has been delivered.
대표청구항
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What is claimed is: 1. A method, implemented using a computer system, of managing a database of delivery destination information, comprising: identifying an item to be delivered to a particular destination; determining a batch comprising a plurality of items, each of the items of the batch to be de
What is claimed is: 1. A method, implemented using a computer system, of managing a database of delivery destination information, comprising: identifying an item to be delivered to a particular destination; determining a batch comprising a plurality of items, each of the items of the batch to be delivered to one of a plurality of destinations, the batch being determined before delivery, the batch comprising the item to be delivered to the particular destination, the plurality of destinations comprising the particular destination; determining when all of the plurality of items in the batch have been delivered to their respective destinations; and based on the determination that all of the plurality of items in the batch have been delivered to their respective destinations, providing a single signal that all of the plurality of items in the batch have been delivered to their respective destinations; and indicating, based on the single signal, that every item in the batch is located at its respective destination. 2. The method of claim 1, further comprising: identifying the particular destination for delivery; and querying the database for the item to be delivered to the particular destination. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the particular destination for delivery is a post office box. 4. The method of claim 1, further comprising: identifying a customer associated with the particular destination; and notifying the customer that the item was delivered to the particular destination. 5. The method of claim 4, wherein notifying comprises notifying the customer by telephone. 6. The method of claim 4, wherein notifying comprises notifying the customer by email. 7. The method of claim 1, further comprising: identifying a customer associated with the particular destination; and configuring the database of delivery destination information to be accessed by the customer. 8. The method of claim 1, further comprising querying the database for a current location of the item. 9. The method of claim 8, further comprising updating the database of delivery destination information of the current location of the item. 10. The method of claim 1, further comprising querying the database for a type of the item. 11. The method of claim 1, further comprising querying the database for a type of content of the item. 12. A computer-readable storage medium containing instructions for controlling a computer system to perform a method of operating a processor, the method comprising: identifying an item to be delivered to a particular destination; determining a batch comprising a plurality of items, each of the items of the batch to be delivered to one of a plurality of destinations, the batch being determined before delivery, the batch comprising the item to be delivered to the particular destination, the plurality of destinations comprising the particular destination; determining when all of the plurality of items in the batch have been delivered to their respective destinations; and based on the determination that all of the plurality of items in the batch have been delivered to their respective destinations, providing a single signal that all of the plurality of items in the batch have been delivered to their respective destinations; and indicating, based on the single signal, that every item in the batch is located at its respective destination. 13. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 12, wherein the method further comprises: identifying the particular destination for delivery; and querying the database for the item to be delivered to the particular destination. 14. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 12, wherein the particular destination for delivery is a post office box. 15. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 12, wherein the method further comprises: identifying a customer associated with the particular destination; and notifying the customer that the item was delivered to the particular destination. 16. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein notifying comprises notifying the customer by telephone. 17. The computer-readable medium storage of claim 14, wherein notifying comprises notifying the customer by email. 18. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 12, wherein the method further comprises: identifying a customer associated with the particular destination; configuring the database of delivery destination information to be accessed by the customer. 19. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 12, wherein the method further comprises querying the database for a current location of the item. 20. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 18, wherein the method further comprises updating the database of delivery destination information of the current location of the item. 21. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 12, wherein the method further comprises querying the database for a type of the item. 22. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 12, wherein the method further comprises querying the database for a type of content of the item. 23. An apparatus for managing a database of delivery destination information, the apparatus comprising: a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the memory comprises instructions that are executed by the processor to perform operations comprising: identifying an item to be delivered to a particular destination; determining a batch comprising a plurality of items, each of the items of the batch to be delivered to one of a plurality of destinations, the batch being determined before delivery, the batch comprising the item to be delivered to the particular destination, the plurality of destinations comprising the particular destination; determining when all of the plurality of items in the batch have been delivered to their respective destinations; and based on the determination that all of the plurality of items in the batch have been delivered to their respective destinations, providing a single signal that all of the plurality of items in the batch have been delivered to their respective destinations; and indicating, based on the single signal, that every item in the batch is located at its respective destination. 24. The apparatus of claim 23, the operations further comprising: identifying the particular destination for delivery; and querying the database for the item to be delivered to the particular destination. 25. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the particular destination for delivery is a post office box. 26. The apparatus of claim 23, the operations further comprising: identifying a customer associated with the particular destination; and notifying the customer that the item was delivered to the particular destination. 27. The apparatus of claim 26, wherein notifying comprises notifying the customer by telephone. 28. The apparatus of claim 26, wherein notifying comprises notifying the customer by email. 29. The apparatus of claim 23, the operations further comprising: identifying a customer associated with the particular destination; and configuring the database of delivery destination information to be accessed by the customer. 30. The apparatus of claim 23, further comprising means for querying the database for a current location of the item. 31. The apparatus of claim 30, further comprising means for updating the database of delivery destination information of the current location of the item. 32. The apparatus of claim 23, further comprising means for querying the database for a type of the item. 33. The apparatus of claim 23, further comprising means for querying the database for a type of content of the item.
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