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Systems, methods and apparatus for real-time tracking of packages

A tracking system, package technology, applied in the direction of transmission system, transportation and packaging, stacking of objects, etc., can solve the problem of driver's time-consuming, no way to communicate quickly with the host computer, etc.

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-08-16
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICAN INC
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however, this requires the driver to spend valuable time sending information over the slower acoustic link
Therefore, without placing the DIAD device into the vehicle adapter immediately after the package is delivered, there is no way to quickly communicate with the host computer in near real time after the package has been delivered

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[0037] The invention will now be more fully described with reference to the accompanying drawings, which show preferred embodiments of the invention. This invention may, however, be embodied in different forms and is therefore not to be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein; Those skilled in the art will fully convey the scope of the invention. Like numbers refer to like elements throughout.

[0038] Figure 1 illustrates a package tracking system 10 in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention. Package tracking system 10 preferably includes portable data collection device 15 , host data repository 16 , delivery vehicle 17 , telephone 18 , communication network 7 , and computer 8 and / or telephone 9 . As explained in more detail below, the data collection device 15 typically collects package tracking data at the package delivery location, stores the package tracking data, and forwards the package tracking data to the host data repository 16 via...

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A system for real-time tracking of packages includes a portable data acquisition device capable of collecting and storing package data, wherein the data acquisition device includes a wireless radio and at least one data input device, a docking device including data storage and a docking device communication radio, and a mainframe data repository capable of receiving collected and stored package data either from the data acquisition device directly via the wireless radio or from the docking device via the docking device communication radio. The data acquisition device includes a display screen capable of receiving data input using a stylus, and representing the data in alternate orientations such that the data is viewable from multiple perspectives and fixed locations around the data acquisition device. The display screen includes a touch screen display having an improved method of presenting data received via the touch screen display.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a real-time package tracking system and method, and to a portable hand-held device capable of collecting information through multiple input interfaces and providing the collected information from a remote location to a central computer. The device and method of use thereof are particularly useful in the field of small package delivery and tracking. In one embodiment, the device of the present invention brings improvements to the Delivery Information Acquisition Device (DIAD) currently used by the United Parcel Service (Federal Small Parcel Service). Background technique [0002] During a routine package delivery service, United Parcel Service (UPS) delivery drivers use DIAD devices to obtain data. The DIAD is an electronic writing pad that writes documents instead of the driver and sends the shipment information directly to the UPS tracking system. Because DIAD uses electronic methods to record delivery information, i...

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IPC IPC(8): G06K17/00G06F3/033B65G61/00G06Q10/00G06Q50/00G08G1/13H04B1/59
CPCG06K17/0022
Inventor 保罗·D·弗莱德利戴夫·萨尔兹曼盖·A·汉布莱恩保罗·米塔克萨托斯约瑟夫·伯蒂克杰拉尔德·格雷夫唐纳德·玛什
Owner UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICAN INC
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