Inventors:
Mark B. Braginsky - Longmeadow MA, US
Peter R. Gluege - Westport CT, US
Robert H. Esslinger - Wilton CT, US
William D. Hess - Clinton Corners NY, US
Assignee:
United Parcel Service of America, Inc. - Atlanta GA
International Classification:
G06K009/00
US Classification:
209583, 209546, 209705, 700213, 700214, 700215, 700225, 700226
Abstract:
The present invention reveals a sorting system for use in manual sorting, which presents a detached ephemeral display moving in a manner corresponding to the movement of the article, by which an article to be sorted can be quickly and easily identified. To accomplish its purpose, the device comprises: feed conveyors; a switching unit; optical readers positioned to capture destination indicia affixed to each article; a detached moving display which remains close to the article to be sorted and presents information representative of the article's destination location; a destination location which signals when a related article is approaching; and a controller capable of assigning destination locations and controlling display devices.