US 12,134,111 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 Jul. 27, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/227,090.
Application 18/227,090 is a continuation of application No. 17/078,518, filed on Oct. 23, 2020, granted, now 11,752,522.
Prior Publication US 2023/0364650 A1, Nov. 16, 2023
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 50/60 (2024.01)
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 50/60 (2024.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
receiving tracking data comprising a plurality of read events for an object traveling through a facility, wherein each read event of the plurality of read events indicates a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag associated with the object being read by a reader of a plurality of readers;
determining, by a computer processor and based at least in part on a configuration file and the tracking data, a path for the object to travel through the facility, wherein:
the path comprises a sequence of locations derived from a plurality of locations within the facility,
the configuration file (i) assigns each reader of the plurality of readers to a location of the plurality of locations and (ii) indicates a physical path between each pair of sequential locations in the sequence of locations, and
a read event of the plurality of read events indicates the RFID tag associated with the object being read by the reader assigned to at least one location of the sequence of locations, and
causing, by the computer processor, presentation of a graphical user interface comprising at least a portion of the path on a computer device.