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Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2021

Filed:

Aug. 07, 2015
Applicant:

United States Postal Service, Washington, DC (US);

Inventors:

Stephen M. Dearing, Herndon, VA (US);

C. Scot Atkins, Chantilly, VA (US);

James DeForrest Wilson, Collierville, TN (US);

Scott R. Bombaugh, Burke, VA (US);

Carla F. Sherry, Annandale, VA (US);

Assignee:

UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE, Washington, DC (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 10/08 (2012.01); B07C 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 10/08355 (2013.01); B07C 3/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods for handling a plurality items by using a sorter to receive items and obtain item information and delivery destinations from the items. A run manifest is generated having an item identifier and a destination for each of the plurality of items. The run manifest data is used in a routing module to generate dynamic routes for delivering the plurality of items, and generating a sequence identifier for each of the plurality of items according to the dynamically generated routes.


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