Patent Document ID: 7660651
Application ID: 11962871

Base Claim:
1. A computer system comprising one or more memory storage areas and one or more processors, the one or more processors configured to: (a) electronically select a new driver from a pool of unassigned drivers; (b) electronically identify a plurality of cells, wherein each of the plurality of cells comprises (i) a portion of a service territory and (ii) a group of one or more stops; (c) electronically classify one or more of said plurality of cells as core cells in response to a known service volume for each of said core cells exceeding a minimum service volume; (d) electronically establish one or more core areas, wherein each of said one or more core areas comprises a localized cluster of said one or more core cells; (e) electronically select a new core area from said one or more core areas based upon a known driver visit frequency by said new driver to each of said one or more core areas; (f) electronically assign said new driver to service said new core area after selecting said new core area; and (g) electronically classify said new driver as an assigned driver after assigning said new driver to service said new core area.

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Claim 7:
7. The system of claim 1 , wherein in order to establish one or more core areas, the one or more processors are further configured to: electronically assign one or more core cells to respective core areas based at least in part on one or more of a travel time associated with serving respective core cells, a cell-to-cell travel time associated with respective core areas, or a maximum workday duration.