| US 7,509,228 B2 | ||
| Systems and methods for forecasting container density | ||
| Christopher F. Bielefeld, Louisville, Ky. (US); Jessica E. Myers, Louisville, Ky. (US); Rodger F. McLaughlin, Crestwood, Ky. (US); J. Todd Scott, Louisville, Ky. (US); James B. Moorman, Louisville, Ky. (US); and John H. O'Brien, II, Jeffersonville, Ind. (US) | ||
| Assigned to United Parcel Service of America, Inc., Atlanta, Ga. (US) | ||
| Filed on Jul. 12, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/457,015. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/699008, filed on Jul. 13, 2005. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0016538 A1, Jan. 18, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. G06F 15/00 (2006.01); G01G 9/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 702—173 | 24 Claims |
| 1. A system for estimating the size of a select parcel having a weight and associated with one of a plurality of size categories,
said system comprising:
one or more databases storing data associated with a plurality of parcels, said data including weight data, size data, and
size category data for each of said plurality of parcels; and
a size estimating module configured to include program code instructions to:
retrieve weight and size data from said one or more databases for at least a portion of said plurality of parcels associated
with the same size category as said select parcel;
analyze said retrieved data to determine a mathematical relationship between weight and size; and
estimate the size of said select parcel based on said mathematical relationship and said weight of said select parcel.
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