Communications: directive radio wave systems and devices (e.g. – Directive – Including a satellite
Reexamination Certificate
1999-09-04
2001-07-03
Tarcza, Thomas H. (Department: 3662)
Communications: directive radio wave systems and devices (e.g.,
Directive
Including a satellite
C700S226000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06255989
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to address location systems and, more specifically, to a system for addressing locations based upon latitude and longitude coordinate measurements generated by a precise positioning system, e.g. Global Positioning Satellite (G.P.S.), D.G.P.S., other satellite based positioning systems or other means. The measurements are recorded by a precise positioning system unit and disseminated as a unique destination address for that location. The destination address is then identified as the permanently unique location address for all inquiries, mailpieces and deliveries for this location in place of the current address system which includes building number, street name, city, state and zip code.
This unique permanent address defining the latitude and longitude coordinates of the location allows for mailpiece delivery without confusion regardless of national borders or municipal renumbering and renaming of streets. Furthermore, this permanent address system simplifies the destination address to a substantially numerical string lending itself to being easily entered and identified in computerized address databases while promoting an international standard addressing system.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Numerous other addressing and delivery systems are provided in the prior art. Typical of these are U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,845,761; 5,420,403; 5,612,889 and 5,828,322. While these addressing and delivery systems may be suitable for the purposes for which they were designed, they would not bc as suitable for die purposes of the present invention, as hereinafter described.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,845,761
Inventor: Grant M. Cate et al.
Issued: Jul. 4, 1989
A system for locating possible address information contained in a window area of a mail item is provided. This system includes a source of illumination and detectors for sensing the reflectivity of the mail item. Circuitry is provided for measuring the reflectivity from the mail item. Circuitry is also provided for determining the presence of a window on the mail item and the coordinates of the detected window. Additional circuitry is provided for selecting address information contained within a window location by the window detect circuitry.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,420,403
Inventor: David R. Allum et al.
Issued: May 30, 1995
Mail can be sorted automatically to a point of delivery level by deriving from the address including postal code on a piece of mail a suffix which together with the postal code forms routing data which uniquely identifies the final delivery address. This is achieved automatically by the Post office sorting facility by means of an optical character reader which reads the addresses on mail items and a computer arranged to generate a suffix based on the address read. The routing data is printed as a bar code on the mail item and this allows the complete sortation to be effected automatically. Also contemplated is a progressive encoding system which can be applied as bar codes by customers as desirable to mail pieces. The basic data is the routing data set to which can be added a shipment number which allows automatic revenue accounting control and a piece number which allows automatic track and trace. Finally, the customer may also progressively encode return mail envelopes with the shipment number followed by a product code and a user defined field which permits automatic specialized handling of the return mail item.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,612,889
Inventor: Leon A. Pintsov et al.
Issued: Mar. 18, 1997
A mailing list is created including destination addresses for mailpieces to be submitted to a carrier service for delivery. A unique mailpiece identifier associated with mailpieces on the mailing list is generated by the carrier or other trusted third party. The unique mailpiece identifier is printed on the mailpiece with which it is associated. The mailpieces with the printed unique identifier are submitted to the carrier service. The carrier service obtains the printed unique identifier from the mailpiece. The obtained unique identifier from each said mailpiece is utilized to verify that data associated with the mailpiece has been processed by the carrier or trusted third party. When the unique number has been obtained from the mailpieces, the carrier service, if desirable, may note this fact in the carrier records to prevent reuse of the unique identifier. The carrier service as part of issuing the unique identification may: charge the mailer's account of other fund depository for the carrier service charges associated with the mailpiece; and/or, assign a destination delivery code; and/or, provide address hygiene for the mailpiece; and/or change of address processing. When the unique identifier is obtained from the mailpiece, a delivery point destination code may be printed on the mailpiece, based on the corrected address. As an alternative, the destination delivery code may be provided to the mailer with the unique mailpiece identifier to be printed on the mailpiece by the mailer. Various cryptographic techniques may be employed to authenticate the mailer and the carrier service and to protect the transmitted information between the parties. The payment for the carrier service can he implemented prior in time to the entry of the mailpieces to the carrier service mailstream. Unauthorized mailpieces may be sorted early in the carrier service processing procedure.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,828,322
Inventor: Hans Joachim Eberhard
Issued: Oct. 27, 1998
Printed matter is distributed between a source location and a plurality of geographically separate target locations by providing at each of the target locations a location transmitter capable of emitting a unique identifying code and packing at the source location individual orders of the printed matter for the target locations into respective containers and providing each of the containers with a container transmitter capable of generating a unique identifying code. The packed containers for a plurality of the target locations are loaded onto a truck and the codes of the containers being loaded are recorded in a respective portable device on each trunk along with the respective target locations. The device continuously electronically determines the position of the truck and guides the loaded truck along a route past the respective plurality of target locations in accordance with the electronically determined truck position, typically by providing optical or audible instructions for the driver. When the truck reaches each target location the respective target-location transmitter is read and an acoustic or optical output is generated by the device indicating which of the containers is to be unloaded thereat. Then at each target location any container whose code is associated with the respective target location is unloaded.
It is therefore desirable to provide a latitude and longitude positioning system for addressing locations wherein the latitudinal and longitudinal coordinates of the location provide a simplified destination address formed of a substantially numerical string thereby lending itself to computerized address databases. It is further desirable to provide a latitude and longitude positioning system for addressing locations which will promote an international standard addressing system. It is even further desirable to provide a latitude and longitude positioning system for addressing locations able to eliminate the necessity to change an address due to the renaming of streets such as for commemorating a historical or noteworthy event or person. It is yet further desirable to provide a latitude and longitude positioning system for addressing locations able to minimize the database storage space required to store potentially long street names, city names and multi-line addresses as numerous computer databases allocate only 120 characters of storage to accommodate address data. It is still further desirable to provide a latitude and longitude positioning system for addressing locations which eliminates the
Altman William H.
Munson Edward
Kroll Michael I.
Mull Fred H.
Tarcza Thomas H.
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