US 11,752,522 B2
Real-time tracking of parcels in a facility
Mallory Freeman, Atlanta, GA (US); Timothy Major, Atlanta, GA (US); David Wu, Atlanta, GA (US); Lauren Skorb, Atlanta, GA (US); and Matthew Britton, Atlanta, GA (US)
Assigned to UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA, INC., Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed by United Parcel Service of America, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed on Oct. 23, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/78,518.
Prior Publication US 2022/0126326 A1, Apr. 28, 2022
Int. Cl. B07C 3/18 (2006.01); B07C 3/00 (2006.01); B07C 3/08 (2006.01); B07C 3/10 (2006.01); G06Q 10/0833 (2023.01); G06Q 50/32 (2012.01)
CPC B07C 3/18 (2013.01) [B07C 3/006 (2013.01); B07C 3/08 (2013.01); B07C 3/10 (2013.01); G06Q 10/0833 (2013.01); G06Q 50/32 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
accessing a configuration file for a facility having a plurality of workspace locations and a plurality of readers each having a sensor, wherein the configuration file assigns each reader within the plurality of readers to a workspace location within the facility;
receiving parcel tracking data comprising read events for a plurality of parcels being transported through the facility, each read event indicating a reader within the plurality of readers that captured the read event and a time the read event occurred;
utilizing the configuration file and the parcel tracking data to determine one or more locations for each parcel within the plurality of parcels by determining a path for the parcel, wherein:
the path comprises a sequence of workspace locations,
the configuration file indicates a direct physical path between each pair of sequential workspace locations in the sequence of workspace locations,
the parcel tracking data indicates each workspace location of the sequence of workspace locations is associated with the parcel, and
each of the one or more locations is a workspace location at which the parcel was during transportation of the parcel through the facility; and
causing presentation of a graphical user interface on a user device based on the one or more locations determined for at least one parcel.