Patent ID: 7248160
Filing Date: 2007-07-24
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A computerized tracking system, comprising: a server connected to a distributed computer network; a storage means implementing a database connected to said server; at least one client capable of communicating with said server and said database in real time either wirelessly through a cellular network or directly through said distributed computer network; wherein said client is characterized as a mobile unit configured with computer executable program instructions; wherein a first portion of said instructions when executed enables a courier to log in, retrieve information about his daily service route stops, scan service locations and packages, and log off; wherein a second portion of said instructions when executed automatically records arrival and completion times, verifies service locations, transmits tracking data gathered at said stops, and monitors and reports events and errors associated therewith; wherein a third portion of said instructions when executed provides an intelligent linkage that links each individual package to its pickup stop, each pickup stop to one or more delivery stops, and each delivery stop to one or more pickup stops; and wherein said linkage allows a customer to generate, obtain, or reuse arbitrary identification codes for individual packages which remain unknown to said courier until said individual packages are scanned for pickup.