Patent ID: 8815031
Filing Date: 2014-08-26
Classification: B07C

Abstract:
1. A method for delivering a package comprising the steps of: providing a delivery network comprising a plurality of facilities distributed within a geographic area and configured to sort packages; capturing shipping indicia for said package including a destination address; querying a sort plan database using said shipping indicia to obtain a sort plan that includes a first path through the delivery network comprising a first sequence of facilities that the package would pass through en route to the destination address wherein the facilities in the first sequence are a subset of the plurality of facilities; generating a first hub assist label having indicia listing the first sequence of facilities and a sorting time designation indicating one of a plurality of predetermined sort times in which the sort of said package is scheduled to occur for at least one of the facilities in the first sequence of facilities; associating said first hub assist label with said package; capturing indicia from the first hub assist label listing a sequence of facilities that a package would pass through in route to a destination address; verifying the facility where the capture occurred is in said sequence of facilities; changing said sort plan in said sort plan database to comprise a second sequence of facilities the packages would pass through in route to the final destination while said package is in route through said delivery network; generating a second hub assist label that includes indicia comprising the second sequence of facilities according to said changed sort plan; and associating said second hub assist label with said package.