Invention Application
- Patent Title: REAL-TIME TRACKING OF PARCELS IN A FACILITY
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Application No.: US17078518Application Date: 2020-10-23
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Publication No.: US20220126326A1Publication Date: 2022-04-28
- Inventor: Mallory Freeman , Timothy Major , David Wu , Lauren Skorb , Matthew Britton
- Applicant: United Parcel Service of America, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US GA Atlanta
- Assignee: United Parcel Service of America, Inc.
- Current Assignee: United Parcel Service of America, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US GA Atlanta
- Main IPC: B07C3/18
- IPC: B07C3/18 ; B07C3/00 ; B07C3/08 ; B07C3/10

Abstract:
Read events capturing parcel information as a parcel is transported through a facility is received, and a configuration file mapping readers capturing the read events to workspace locations within the facility is accessed. Utilizing the read events and configuration file, one or more locations are determined for a parcel being transported through a facility. The locations may form a most likely path, or sequence of locations, through the facility. The determined locations may be utilized for generating one or more graphical user interface elements for tracking parcel and/or other operational aspects. For example, a graphical user interface may indicate errors, such as errors in the parcel's path and slowdowns, detected from the read events. Additionally, volume of parcels over time may be determined from the read events. Further, a graphical user interface may indicate employee performance based on errors and/or read events attributed to the employee.
Public/Granted literature
- US11752522B2 Real-time tracking of parcels in a facility Public/Granted day:2023-09-12
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