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Apparatus and method of notifying a recipient of an unscheduled delivery    
United States Patent5444444   
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Inventor(s)Ross; John (Marietta, GA)
AbstractAn apparatus and method for notifying a party of a pending delivery or pickup of an item. A mobile vehicle or carrier is equipped with a satellite receiver, a controller and a communicator. The mobile vehicle determines its location based on positioning signals received by the satellite receiver. The controller compares the current location of the vehicle to the location of the party receiving the delivery/pickup. The communicator conditionally communicates with the party to notify the party of the pending delivery/pickup.
   














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Apparatus and method of notifying a recipient of an unscheduled delivery
Inventor     Ross; John (Marietta, GA)
Owner/Assignee     Worldwide Notification Systems, Inc. (Marietta, GA)
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Publication Date     August 22, 1995
Application Number     08/307,032
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Filing Date     September 16, 1994
US Classification     340/994 340/988 455/456.6 701/117
Int'l Classification     G08G 001/123
Examiner     Swarthout; Brent
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Attorney/Law Firm     Simon, Brake; R. Edward Howrey &
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Parent Case     This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/062,405, filed on 14 May 1993, and now abandoned.
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USPTO Field of Search     340/988 340/989 340/990 340/991 340/992 340/993 340/994 340/995 340/996 364/436 364/401 364/424.01 364/424.02 364/449 379/58 379/59 342/457
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