Global Patent Index - EP 1642654 A3

EP 1642654 A3 20060412 - Method of and system for performing a package preload in accordance with a dispatch plan

Title (en)

Method of and system for performing a package preload in accordance with a dispatch plan

Title (de)

Verfahren und System zur Durchführung des Paket-Vorladens gemäss einem Auslieferungsplan

Title (fr)

Procédé et système pour pré-charger d'un colis selon un plan de livraison

Publication

EP 1642654 A3 20060412 (EN)

Application

EP 05024191 A 20011211

Priority

  • EP 01986528 A 20011211
  • US 25466100 P 20001211

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1642654A2] The present invention provides systems and methods for electronically-capturing a destination address of a package and for using the destination address to automate a package pre-load operation. An embodiment of the invention includes a compression system for compressing the destination address as a compressed MaxiCode symbol, a smart shipping label system for generating a shipping label with a compressed MaxiCode and a pre-load assist system for generating package handling instructions from the electronically-captured destination address.

IPC 8 full level

B07C 3/18 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B07C 3/18 (2013.01); B07C 7/005 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

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

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1642654 A2 20060405; EP 1642654 A3 20060412; EP 1642654 B1 20080716

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 05024191 A 20011211