Patent ID: 8326450
Filing Date: 2012-12-04
Classification: B07C,B65H,G06Q,G08G,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method of assisting a mail carrier to deliver a group of mail pieces, comprising: receiving the group of the mail pieces from a sorting system, for delivery to respective final destinations; altering mail carrier routes based on a volume of mail pieces that have to be delivered by the mail carrier, the altering comprising: obtaining delivery data about delivering the group of mail pieces based on the altered mail carrier routes; using a global positioning system to ascertain a location of the mail carrier along a mail route based on the received group of the mail pieces; providing information to the mail carrier regarding delivery of the group of mail pieces, in response to the location of the mail carrier and in response to the delivery data; and describing what number of pieces and what types of pieces are to be delivered to each of the respective final destinations.