COMPUTERIZED TRACKING SYSTEM

摘要

A computerized tracking system (100) that incorporates the state-of-the-art technologies including cell phones, GPS, Internet, and scanners to gather and distribute up-to-the-minute tracking data with little effort. As an example, a courier (101) carries a mobile phone (110) that is attached to a barcode scanner (111) and programmed with tracking software. The mobile phone enables the courier to log in, retrieve his service schedule, verify each service location, log arrival/departure time, scan packages for pickup and delivery, and sign off. Scanned data are stored on the phone and transmitted to a customized database (125) connected to a server (120). End users can track the packages via a browser-based user interface almost instantaneously. The system does not require unique package EDs or barcodes. The same ID code can be reused daily.