Patent ID: 9020634
Filing Date: 2015-04-28
Classification: B07C,B65G,G06Q,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A facility wide sorting and/or sequencing system, comprising: a centralized address recognition system comprising a centralized address recognition subsystem located communicates and/or interfaces with each of a facing cancelling sub-system, a product feeding sub-system, a flats feeding sub-system, and a parcel feeding sub-system; at least one server which (i) one of receives and obtains external data from at least one external source associated with product inbound to a facility utilizing the facility-wide sorting and/or sequencing system, and based upon the external data, the server generates assignments for handling the product within the facility, (ii) comprises a frame routing agent that operates to: store a system transport map of a transportation network associated with a facility wide sorting and/or sequencing system, and determine a path for transporting a product through a portion of the transportation network based upon the system transport map; and (iii) comprises a frame tracking agent that tracks locations of a plurality of frames throughout the facility-wide sorting and/or sequencing system based upon data received from subsystems of the facility-wide sorting and/or sequencing system; a processing system comprising: a base module capable of performing all processes of the processing system; and at least one expansion module configured to be connected to the base module so as to increase a processing capacity of the processing system; and at least one processing module having a plurality of parallel branches configured to independently process the products; and a system comprising: one or more regional command centers; at least one processing and delivery center hierarchically arranged below each of the one or more regional centers; and at least one mail processing/handling equipment (MPE/MHE) or facility wide sorting and/or sequencing sub systems or components hierarchically arranged below the at least one processing and delivery center, wherein the one or more regional centers, the at least one processing and delivery center and the at least one mail processing/handling equipment or facility wide sorting and/or sequencing sub systems or components utilize a service oriented architecture.