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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2008
David Allison Bennett, Bothell, WA (US);
Lynn Shaindell Goldhaber, Renton, WA (US);
Lory Elizabeth Moon, Snoqualmie, WA (US);
William W. Smith, Iii, Medina, WA (US);
David Allison Bennett, Bothell, WA (US);
Lynn Shaindell Goldhaber, Renton, WA (US);
Lory Elizabeth Moon, Snoqualmie, WA (US);
William W. Smith, III, Medina, WA (US);
United Parcel Service of America, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
Various embodiments for aggregating packages into a pouch in a shipping environment are disclosed. For example, package details associated with a package are compared to one or more incompatibility factors, and if the package details do not match the one or more incompatibility factors, a package identifier uniquely identifying the package is added to a pouch manifest. If the package is not compatible with the pouch, an error message may be displayed to a user indicating that the package is incompatible. In addition, package details may be compared with compatibility factors identifying criteria for packages that are compatible with the pouch and questionable compatibility factors identifying criteria for packages that may be compatible with the pouch. Compatibility factors and questionable compatibility factors may include, for example, service options, delivery notification options, or destination zip code(s).