Patent ID: 11858005
Assignee: UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICES
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 9:
10. A method for controlling a plurality of indicator devices to designate a location for sorting delivery items, the method comprising:
receiving, from a scanner, address information from a delivery item that is to be sorted for delivery;
determining, based on the address information and a sort plan, a sort output location for the delivery item from among a plurality of sort output locations;
determining which indicator device from among the plurality of indicator devices is associated with the sort output location for the delivery item;
sending a command to the indicator device that is associated with the sort output location which causes the indicator device to present a designator that is associated with the scanner;
receiving, from the scanner, second address information from a second delivery item;
sending a cease command to the indicator device in response to receiving the second address information, wherein the cease command causes the indicator device to cease presenting the designator;
detecting a second scanner that captures address information from delivery items; and
sending a second command to a second indicator device from among the plurality of indicator devices which causes the second indicator device to present a second designator that represents the second scanner.