Patent ID: 11942006
Assignee: UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICES
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  F  B | IPC F  G

Claim 0:
1. A method for tracking and/or locating a delivery item, comprising:
temporarily attaching a first delivery-item transport equipment label to a bracket, wherein the bracket comprises a main body with a first identifier permanently attached to the bracket and a second identifier comprising a radio-frequency identification (RFID) chip permanently attached to the bracket;
scanning the first delivery-item transport equipment label and at least one of the first identifier and the second identifier to associate the first delivery-item transport equipment label with at least the RFID chip;
scanning the RFID chip during use of a delivery-item transport equipment to which the bracket is attached; and
identifying a location of the first delivery-item transport equipment label based on the scanning of the RFID chip.