Patent ID: 8266071

Claim:
A system for generating a manifest of work in a package delivery system, the system comprising: (A) a work allocation system comprising a device configured to assign one or more of a plurality of packages that are destined for a designated geographic location, to one of a plurality of preexisting delivery routes based at least in part on shipping label data of the packages; wherein: the device is further configured to: monitor the assigned packages and to generate a manifest of work for each of the plurality of preexisting delivery routes; and generate the manifest to comprise one or more assignments in a predetermined order, wherein at least one of the assignments is associated with a time for completing delivery of at least one of the packages; and (B) a portable computing device that is configured to: receive the manifest of work in an electronic format; facilitate display of the assignments in the predetermined order, the order comprising a sequential order in which the assignments are to be completed; receive one or more updates to the electronic manifest from the device; revise the electronic manifest by adding or removing at least one assignment corresponding to delivery of one of the packages based on at least one of the updates received; and reposition the at least one assignment higher in the displayed predetermined order signifying an increased priority in response to determining a current time that is within a predetermined time period of the time for completing delivery.