METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSFERRING OBJECT ACROSS ONE OR MORE GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS

摘要

Embodiments of the present application provide an object transfer system for transferring an object from a source address to a destination address through nodes across one or more geographical areas, the system comprising an intelligent object distribution platform and a plurality of nodes each located in a respective geographical area. The platform, the nodes and users can communicate with each other in a wired manner or in a wireless manner. The platform is configured to associate nodes located in each geographical area to form a number of tree structures with respective roots of said trees being connected with each other; and said roots in each geographical area are all connected to one of other nodes which are not part of any tree structure and which in turn are connected to each other. The platform is further configured to select a route associated with for the object, instruct the nodes on the selected route to transport the object; wherein in response to receiving a message from a node that an object has arrived at the node, the platform sends a message to inform the node of the next node in the unique shortest route for the object, and sends a message to inform the next node there will be an object arriving at.

主权项

1. An intelligent object distribution platform for use in transferring an object from a source address to a destination address through nodes across one or more geographical areas, wherein the platform, the nodes and users can communicate with each other in a wired manner or in a wireless manner, said platform comprises a processor and a memory, the memory comprises computer programs which are executed by the processor to perform the operations of:
receiving information about node from the respective nodes, receiving a message that an object arrives at a node from the node, and receiving user information and information about object from a user or from a node; maintaining information about node, maintaining user information, and managing and maintaining a unique ID for each object, the location of the object, and the information about the object; associating nodes located in each geographical area to form a number of tree structures with respective roots of said trees being connected with each other, wherein each geographical area comprises a plurality of regions, each of which in turn comprises a plurality of sub-regions, and in each tree structure a root is formed by a Regional Distribution Center and non-root nodes in each tree structure are each formed by a Distribution Center or a hub, which Distribution Center must have one and only one connection to its parent node and its parent node can be another Distribution Center or a Regional Distribution Center, which hub can only be a leaf of the tree structure, it has only one parent node and its parent node can only be a Distribution Center; wherein said roots in each geographical area are all connected to one of other nodes which are not part of any tree structure and which in turn are connected to each other; and wherein a Distribution Center is responsible for delivery in a sub-region and a Regional Distribution Center is responsible for delivery across regions or across sub-regions, said other nodes are formed by Country Distribution Centers which are responsible for delivery across geographical areas; selecting for the object a source node and a destination node corresponding to the source address and the destination address respectively; selecting a route associated with the unique ID of the object based on the user information, the information about object and the information about node; and instructing the nodes on the selected route to transport the object; wherein in response to receiving a message from a node that an object has arrived at the node, sending a message to inform the node of the next node in the unique shortest route for the object, and sending a message to inform the next node there will be an object arriving at.