Computer system for routing package deliveries

    公开(公告)号:US09798998B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-10-24

    申请号:US14536601

    申请日:2014-11-08

    Inventor: Nagesh Kadaba

    Abstract: A shipping system for shipping packages involving the coordinated use of at least a first carrier and a second carrier. The shipping system includes physical delivery facilities for the physical delivery of packages, the physical delivery facilities including at least one transfer location at which the second carrier may take over delivery responsibilities for a package. The shipping system also includes an information system having a shipper computer system configured to record and determine whether the delivery address of a package is an efficient destination for the first carrier. If not an efficient destination, such as a delivery address having a rural zip code, the shipper computer system is configured to label the package for delivery to one of the transfer locations, allowing the first carrier to transfer the selected package to the second carrier for completion of the less efficient portion of the delivery.

    X-ray scanning system and method
    120.
    发明授权
    X-ray scanning system and method 有权
    X射线扫描系统及方法

    公开(公告)号:US09541667B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-01-10

    申请号:US15244708

    申请日:2016-08-23

    Abstract: Systems and methods for scanning an item utilizing an X-ray scanner in order to facilitate a determination of whether the X-ray radiation penetrated through the entirety of the scanned item. Various embodiments comprise a conveying mechanism, an X-ray emitter, a detector, and an X-ray penetration grid (XPG). The XPG may comprise a radiopaque grid that may serve as a reference for determining whether radiation passes through the scanned item, the grid oriented such that the grid members are neither parallel nor perpendicular to the direction of travel. Such orientation may minimize or eliminate “ghosted” radiation signals included in a visual display of the radiation received by the detector. A scanned item may be oriented with the XPG such that radiation emitted by the X-ray emitter that passes through a portion of the scanned item must also pass through the XPG before being received by the detector.

    Abstract translation: 用于使用X射线扫描仪扫描物品的系统和方法,以便于确定X射线辐射是否穿透整个扫描物品。 各种实施例包括输送机构,X射线发射器,检测器和X射线穿透网格(XPG)。 XPG可以包括不透射线的网格,其可以用作用于确定辐射是否穿过扫描的物品的参考,网格定向成使得网格构件既不平行也不垂直于行进方向。 这种取向可以最小化或消除包括在由检测器接收的辐射的视觉显示中的“重影的”辐射信号。 扫描的物品可以用XPG定向,使得由X射线发射器发射的穿过扫描物品的一部分的辐射也必须在被检测器接收之前通过XPG。

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