ePOD - i-Sign:

Key features

Signature Capture

• sign on-screen on a portable device at the point of delivery
• signature is encrypted and transmitted to central hub
• time, date and location stamped
• signature images can be viewed over the web by any authorised office and fed into a billing system

In-Vehicle Platform

alternative devices can be used:
- unmodified smart phones
- rugged terminals
smart phone retains voice and text communication capability
rugged terminals provide other possibilities at the point of delivery, such as barcode scanning, RFID tag reading, etc.
different levels of in-vehicle installation:
- none (used purely hand-held),
- smart phone car kit
- full in-vehicle cradle

Office Platform

web-delivered to a standard PC and Internet browser in the Transport Offices
ability to create and assign jobs to drivers
visibility of job status and of signature once captured

Benefits

Integration with an existing ERP

ability to integrate with an existing billing and customer services systems, improving customer service and allowing faster billing
allows rapid recall of Proof of Delivery

Integration with other Transport Technology Components

Adding software and hardware modules can enhance EPOD system in future:

- navigation, giving turn-by-turn voice instructions and on-screen graphic maps
- full vehicle tracking, giving immediate and constant web-delivered vehicle location displays on transport office PCs.