Patent ID: 7743984
Filing Date: 2010-06-29
Classification: G06K,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A system for providing two types of tracking for monitoring objects moving through a carrier's logistics network, said system comprising: a plurality of scanning devices at a fixed location within said carrier's logistics network for generating a first type of tracking data indicating that an object is at the fixed location by scanning a container label associated with the object, wherein the container label is affixed to a container used for holding a plurality of objects destined for (a) a common location within said carrier's logistics network and (b) a plurality of delivery locations; a wireless device physically associated with said object, said wireless device configured to transmit a signal comprising a device identifier for uniquely identifying said wireless device; a plurality of wireless access points at the fixed location within said carrier's logistics network for (a) receiving said signal from said wireless device and (b) generating a second type of tracking data indicating (i) that the object is at the fixed location within said carrier's logistics network and (ii) a time said signal is received; a database for storing data associated with the movement of said object through said carrier's logistics network; and a central processing unit in communication with said plurality of scanning devices, said plurality of wireless access points, and said database, said central processing unit configured to: