Patent ID: 8825200

Claim:
A method for sorting items to one of several designated areas associated with delivery destinations, comprising: transporting a single non-overlapping layer of items on a conveyor which transports the items to an area where the items are loaded for transport; storing the destination data for computer access; using a video camera, reading destination data on the item as it is transported on the conveyor into an observation zone; transporting the items further on the conveyor beyond the observation zone into an unloading zone; in a control computer, associating the destination data for the item with a location of the item on the conveyor; tracking the location of the item by video tracking with the camera used to read the destination data as the item moves out of the observation zone into an unloading zone on the conveyor; projecting an image onto or near the item on the conveyor, which image includes human-readable instructions for disposition of the item; manually unloading the item from the conveyor and placing it in a designated transport location as indicated by the projected image.