Claims
- 1. An improved tracking label comprising:
a destination ZIP field; content identifier number (CIN) description field; a bar code field; and at least one of a printer line field, a postal destination name field, a mailer name field, a mailer ID field, a route field, a bar code numeric line field, and a mailer's area field.
- 2. The label of claim 1, comprising means for associating the label with the delivery of an item in an item delivery system.
- 3. The label of claim 2, wherein the item comprises at least one of a mail tray, a mail sack, mail tub, a mailpiece, a United States Postal Service Priority Mail package, and a United States Postal Service Express Mail package.
- 4. An improved tracking label comprising:
a destination ZIP field; content identifier number (CIN) description field; a bar code field; and at least one of a printer line field, a postal destination name field, a last facility field, a route field, a bar code numeric line field, a day of delivery field, a tray sequence field, a dock door field, a transportation code field, and a no linear measurement code field.
- 5. The label of claim 4, comprising means for associating the label with the delivery of an item in an item delivery system.
- 6. The label of claim 5, wherein the item comprises at least one of a mail tray, a mail sack, mail tub, a mailpiece, a United States Postal Service Priority Mail package, and a United States Postal Service Express Mail package.
- 7. An improved tracking label comprising:
a destination ZIP field; content identifier number (CIN) description field; a bar code field; and at least one of a printer line field, a next operations field, a machine ID name field, a sort plan field, a bar code numeric line field, an in house field, an ISS priority field, an ISS time field, and a bin field.
- 8. The label of claim 7, comprising means for associating the label with the delivery of an item in an item delivery system.
- 9. The label of claim 8, wherein the item comprises at least one of a mail tray, a mail sack, mail tub, a mailpiece, a United States Postal Service Priority Mail package, and a United States Postal Service Express Mail package.
- 10. An improved bar code used in conjunction with a tracking label, the bar code including data comprising:
a ZIP code; a content identifier number (CIN); and at least one of a mailer ID, a customer subgroup ID, a label source, a printer port, a serial number, a label type, a day of delivery (DOD), a mail processing code (MPC), machine ID, a last facility, a hold out ID, and an ISS time.
- 11. The bar code of claim 10, comprising means for associating the bar code with the delivery of an item in an item delivery system.
- 12. The bar code of claim 11, wherein the item comprises at least one of a mail tray, a mail sack, mail tub, a mailpiece, a United States Postal Service Priority Mail package, and a United States Postal Service Express Mail package.
- 13. An improved method for providing a bar code used in conjunction with a tracking label, the method comprising:
providing ZIP code data for the bar code; providing a content identifier number (CIN) data for the bar code; and providing data for the bar code comprising at least one of a mailer ID, a customer subgroup ID, a label source, a printer port, a serial number, a label type, a day of delivery (DOD), a mail processing code (MPC), machine ID, a last facility, a hold out ID, and an ISS time.
- 14. The method of claim 13, comprising associating the bar code with the delivery of an item in an item delivery system.
- 15. The method of claim 14, utilizing as the item at least one of a mail tray, a mail sack, mail tub, a mailpiece, a United States Postal Service Priority Mail package, and a United States Postal Service Express Mail package.
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] Under provisions of 35 U.S.C. § 119(e), Applicants claim the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/269,971, filed Feb. 21, 2001, which is incorporated herein by reference. PCT Patent Applications Serial Nos. ______, ______, ______, filed on even date herewith, each in the name of Brent A. Rainey, et al. and entitled “SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING ITEMS IN AN ITEM DELIVERY SYSTEM”, “SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING AND MANAGING A TRACKING LABEL IN A AN ITEM DELIVERY SYSTEM”, and “SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UTILIZING A TRACKING LABEL IN AN ITEM DELIVERY SYSTEM,” respectively, and each assigned to the assignee of the present application, are hereby incorporated by reference.
PCT Information
Filing Document |
Filing Date |
Country |
Kind |
PCT/US02/03396 |
2/21/2002 |
WO |
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