Simplified Shipping Address Generation for Waybill Readability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Delivery personnel face difficulties in identifying shipping addresses due to excessive information on waybills, leading to reduced efficiency and readability, especially when relying on handwritten notes or large font sizes that still mix with other information.
Innovation Solution
A system that generates a simplified shipping address by processing shipping data to extract essential information, determining if the generated address is duplicated, and creating output data for optimal identification and readability, using a server and terminal device with data processing units to emphasize characters for better visibility.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a delivery person writes a shipping address by hand on a box to identify the shipping address, then the readability is improved for the delivery person, but it reduces the efficiency and convenience of delivery service since it relies on handwriting record and is difficult for anyone other than the writer to identify
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses barcode technology to create a machine-readable copy of the shipping address information. Instead of relying on handwritten notes or printed text, the system generates a barcode that encodes the essential delivery information, allowing automated scanning and recognition by delivery personnel and systems, thereby improving both readability and efficiency
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the manual mechanical process of handwriting addresses with an automated optical recognition system. Barcodes are scanned using optical readers, substituting the manual reading and writing process with automated machine vision technology, which improves accuracy and efficiency
2Ease of operation
If the shipping address is printed in the waybill in a relatively large font size to improve the readability, then the identifiability is improved, but the shipping address is still mixed with other information and there is a limit to improving the readability
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts only the essential delivery information (recipient name, building name, floor, room number) from the complete shipping address and encodes it in a barcode. This separates the critical identification data from other unnecessary information, allowing delivery personnel to quickly scan and identify the destination without being distracted by mixed information
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transforms the shipping address from a textual format with varying font sizes to a standardized barcode format. This parameter change in representation allows all essential information to be encoded in a compact, uniformly readable structure that can be quickly scanned by optical readers, eliminating the need for selective font enlargement
3Device complexity
If an abbreviated address is generated composed of a word representing the purpose of the building and a detailed address, then the simplification is achieved, but since the abbreviated address is composed of a large number of characters and contains a large amount of information, the readability and identifiability are poor
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a condensed digital representation (barcode) of the abbreviated address information. Instead of displaying multiple characters that are difficult to read, the system encodes the simplified address data in a barcode format that can be instantly recognized by scanning devices, transforming complex textual information into a compact visual pattern
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions the address information from a two-dimensional textual display (characters arranged in lines) to a spatially encoded barcode pattern. This dimensional transformation allows the same information to be conveyed in a more compact and machine-readable format, improving identifiability through optical recognition rather than human reading
Data Source
AI summary
A server for supporting delivery service according to the present disclosure includes a data processing unit that generates a minimum unit shipping address in which a shipping address of shipping data is simplified and determines whether the generated minimum unit shipping address is duplicated to generate the simplified shipping address.