Abstract
Reporters obtained the following quote from the background information supplied by the inventors:“The present invention relates to package handling systems. Mo re particularly, the invention relates torobotic package handling systems for s orting packages of varying shapes and sizes according to routinginformation on the package.“Delivery of parcels or packages from their origin to their final destination ma y require package routingtransfer stations, and particularly so for packages tr avelling long distances. With billions of packages beingtransported around the globe each day the business of package transport is a significant industry. Suchdeliveries typically involve multiple transportation methodologies including ai r, truck, train, etc., with thepackages having a destination address printed ei ther directly thereon or on a label affixed to the package.
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