Patent ID: 7284699
Filing Date: 2007-10-23
Classification: G06Q,G07B,G07G

Abstract:
1. A system for tracking the nesting of delivery items, comprising: a first container for holding delivery items; a first device for transmitting first identifying information regarding the first container in response to a first indication that the first container is moved by a handler; a second container for holding the first container; a second device for transmitting second identifying information regarding the second container in response to a second indication that the first container was placed in the second container by the handler; a third device for receiving the first and second identifying information from the first and second device, respectively, and for transmitting the first and second identifying information and third identifying information regarding the third device; and a computing system for receiving the first, second and third identifying information from the third device and associating the first container with the second container in response to the first, second and third identifying information.