Global Patent Index - EP 0742528 B1

EP 0742528 B1 20000503 - Press product delivery and return identification and control method

Title (en)

Press product delivery and return identification and control method

Title (de)

Verfahren zur Identifizierung und Kontrolle der Anlieferung und der Rücklieferung von Presseerzeugnissen

Title (fr)

Procédé d'identification et de contrôle de la livraison et du retour de produit de presse

Publication

EP 0742528 B1 20000503 (DE)

Application

EP 96106604 A 19960426

Priority

DE 19516696 A 19950506

Abstract (en)

[origin: US5828322A] Printed matter is distributed between a source location and a plurality of geographically separate target locations by providing at each of the target locations a location transmitter capable of emitting a unique identifying code and packing at the source location individual orders of the printed matter for the target locations into respective containers and providing each of the containers with a container transmitter capable of generating a unique identifying code. The packed containers for a plurality of the target locations are loaded onto a truck and the codes of the containers being loaded are recorded in a respective portable device on each truck along with the respective target locations. The device continuously electronically determines the position of the truck and guides the loaded truck along a route past the respective plurality of target locations in accordance with the electronically determined truck position, typically by providing optical or audible instructions for the driver. When the truck reaches each target location the respective target-location transmitter is read and an acoustic or optical output is generated by the device indicating which of the containers is to be unloaded thereat. Then at each target location any container whose code is associated with the respective target location is unloaded.

IPC 1-7

G06F 17/60

IPC 8 full level

G07C 5/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G07C 5/008 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

US 5828322 A 19981027; AT E192593 T1 20000515; DE 19516696 A1 19961107; DE 59605099 D1 20000608; DK 0742528 T3 20001002; EP 0742528 A2 19961113; EP 0742528 A3 19980401; EP 0742528 B1 20000503; ES 2146336 T3 20000801; GR 3033734 T3 20001031; PT 742528 E 20001031

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 64466296 A 19960424; AT 96106604 T 19960426; DE 19516696 A 19950506; DE 59605099 T 19960426; DK 96106604 T 19960426; EP 96106604 A 19960426; ES 96106604 T 19960426; GR 20000401428 T 20000621; PT 96106604 T 19960426