Patent ID: 9710780
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: G06Q

Claim:
1. A system for distributing a plurality of items to a plurality of destinations comprising: a control hub configured to receive item information for each of the plurality of items and to generate a unique identifier for each of the plurality of items, the unique identifier associated with the received item information for the corresponding item of the plurality of items, and the item information comprising a time restriction for pick-up or delivery of one of the plurality of items; a dynamic routing system in communication with the control hub, wherein the control hub is configured to provide at least part of the item information for at least one of the plurality of items to the dynamic routing system and to receive from the dynamic routing system pick-up routing instructions comprising a pick-up route identification, and a pick-up route sequence number for the at least one of the plurality of items in the identified pick-up route, and to receive delivery routing instructions comprising a delivery route identification, and a delivery route sequence number for the at least one of the plurality of items in the identified delivery route, wherein at least two of the plurality of items are to be picked up from different merchants at different merchant locations; a sorting device in communication with the control hub, the sorting device being configured to receive the associated item information, delivery routing instructions, and delivery route sequence number for the at least one of the plurality of items from the control hub, and is configured to sort the at least one of the plurality of items according to the received associated item information, routing instructions and delivery route sequence number, and to automatically place information including the unique identifier for the at least one of the plurality of items onto said at least one item; a device in wireless communication with the control hub, wherein the control hub wirelessly communicates routing instructions to the device; and a user interface in communication with the control hub, the user interface configured to send information and queries to and receive information and queries from the control hub, the information and queries related to delivery, pick-up, and tracking of a delivery status of the at least one of the plurality of items, wherein the control hub is configured to associate information and queries received from the device with the stored item information for the corresponding at least one of the plurality of items; and wherein, while a first resource is on a route assigned to that resource, the control hub is configured to: evaluate whether the first resource will be able to meet the time restrictions on pick-up or delivery of the one of the plurality of items; cause an additional resource to travel a changed assigned route to accomplish pick-up or delivery of the one of the plurality of items if the first resource will not be able to meet the time restrictions; and cause the first resource to travel a modified pick-up and delivery route so that the first resource completes pick-up and delivery of others of the plurality of items in response to the changed assigned route of the additional resource.