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Dynamic adjustment of mail items for storage box

A technology of mail and postal routes, which is applied in the direction of sorting, separation devices, chemical instruments and methods, etc., and can solve the problems of additional units and additional needs

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-02-20
US POSTAL SERVICE
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Also, carrier routes are dynamic (i.e., delivery points may need to be added or removed)
If the number of delivery points grows within a delivery route, this may result in an additional need for space in the unit and additional units in the carrier box

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[0017] Referring now to the drawings, FIG. 1 is a flowchart of a method 100 for dynamically adjusting cells within a carrier structure.

[0018] Delivery points may be defined in a system that manages addresses associated with delivery points. For example, the USPS uses an Address Management System (AMS) that defines addresses for each delivery point within each delivery unit in the USPS. AMS can further control the National Address Book Support System (NDSS), which can create a weekly loadable address book and refresh the delivery point sorter (DPS) and customer service bar code sorter (CSBCS) Tape.

[0019] For example, each delivery unit whose mail is handled by a Delivery Point Sorter (DPS) may maintain its own NDSS address book information in a local address book, which may be loaded daily into the DPS sorting program. The local address book can be processed daily to, for example, add new delivery points, delete existing delivery points, and change delivery instructions...

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Abstract

System and method for dynamically adjusting cells in a carrier structure for receiving mail items for delivery through a postal delivery service. Delivery points, which may representing a post office address, correspond to cells in the carrier structure. The allocation of cells may be adjusted based upon the mail delivery demands of the delivery point. Delivery points, and their corresponding cells, may also be added and / or deleted.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates generally to the organization of mail for delivery by a postal service, and more particularly to dynamically adjusting the size of cells in equipment for containing mail. Background technique [0002] Currently, postal agencies such as the United States Postal Service (USPS) deliver mail to delivery points. The delivery point may be a discrete delivery location, such as a street address or a type of post office box issued by the postal service to the subscriber. Each decentralized delivery point may further be represented by an eleven (11) digit code. [0003] When mail is received by the postal service for delivery, the sorting process can begin on the mail. The purpose of the sortation process may be to organize mail by intended points of delivery so that a mail carrier can deliver the mail. A mail carrier may have a carrier route that includes one or more delivery points, and a route sequence for delivering mail to t...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): B07C5/00B07C3/00
CPCB07C3/00Y10S209/90
Inventor 格伦·麦克唐纳
Owner US POSTAL SERVICE