Patent ID: 7707008
Filing Date: 2010-04-27
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for automatically identifying item packages with incongruous contents, the method comprising: identifying items intended to be contents of a target package that is sealed for shipment; automatically calculating an anticipated total weight for the sealed target package based at least in part on automatically estimated actual weights of the identified items, the automatically estimated actual weight of each of the identified items being based on measured weights of other packages that are sealed for shipment and that have contents that include the identified item, the automatic calculating of the anticipated total weight being performed by one or more programmed computing systems; weighing the sealed target package to determine an actual total weight for the sealed target package; and when a difference between the anticipated and actual total weights for the sealed target package exceeds a predetermined threshold, diverting the sealed target package from shipping to be opened to enable the contents of the sealed target package to be manually reviewed for accuracy.