Patent ID: 8825203
Filing Date: 2014-09-02
Classification: B65G,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A pneumatic tube carrier routing system comprising: a sending station comprising a carrier receiving bin and a color sensor configured to identify a color of a carrier; a receiving station routably connected to the sending station via pneumatic tubing; a system control module in signal communication with the sending station and the receiving station, wherein the system control module comprises a database module for storing a color identifier associated with the receiving station; wherein upon placement of the carrier in the carrier receiving bin of the sending station, the color sensor of the sending station identifies the color of the carrier and the sending station transmits a signal including a color identifier of the carrier to the system control module; wherein the system control module is configured to receive the color identifier of the carrier, match the color identifier of the carrier with the stored color identifier in order to identify the associated receiving station, and automatically route the carrier from the sending station to the receiving station through the pneumatic tubing.