Method and system for resolution of carrier specific data utilizing a generic data model
    1.
    发明授权
    Method and system for resolution of carrier specific data utilizing a generic data model 失效
    使用通用数据模型解决载波特定数据的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US06963861B1

    公开(公告)日:2005-11-08

    申请号:US09411125

    申请日:1999-10-04

    IPC分类号: G07B17/00

    摘要: A system and method of retrieving shipment data uses destination information, as well as the carrier and level of service data models to retrieve the appropriate shipment data which complies with the selected parameters. The delivery commitment systems returns information concerning the number of days, the delivery, the latest time of delivery, whether the delivery is guaranteed based upon selected parameters concerning the origin and destination of the package. Carrier specific data can be stored in a common, carrier-independent form including an origin map, (optional) one or more destination maps, a service token map, a zone token map, and a delivery commitment matrix. Origins and destinations can be defined by five-digit ZIP codes and the service can be identified by a TokenID. Each origin can be mapped to a destination within the destination map, where each destination in the destination map is resolved to a service level index. The desired class of service, as identified by a carrier's TokenID, is resolved in a look-up table to a service column index. The service level index and the service column index are then used as indices into a delivery commitment matrix so as to provide delivery commitment data. Zone mapping is also supported to obtain such delivery commitment data.

    摘要翻译: 检索装运数据的系统和方法使用目的地信息以及服务数据模型的载体和级别来检索符合所选参数的合适的装运数据。 交付承诺系统返回关于天数,交货,最新交货时间的信息,是否基于关于包裹的起点和目的地的所选参数来保证交货。 运营商特定数据可以以通常的载波独立形式存储​​,包括原始地图,(可选)一个或多个目的地地图,服务令牌地图,区域令牌地图和递送承诺矩阵。 起点和目的地可以通过五位数的邮政编码来定义,服务可以由TokenID来标识。 每个源可以映射到目的地图中的目的地,其中目的地图中的每个目的地被解析为服务级别索引。 由运营商的TokenID识别的所需服务类别在查询表中解析为服务列索引。 然后将服务水平索引和服务列索引用作递送承诺矩阵中的索引,以便提供递送承诺数据。 还支持区域映射以获取此类交付承诺数据。

    System for centralized processing of accounting and payment functions
    2.
    发明授权
    System for centralized processing of accounting and payment functions 失效
    会计和付款功能的集中处理系统

    公开(公告)号:US4713761A

    公开(公告)日:1987-12-15

    申请号:US756420

    申请日:1985-07-18

    摘要: A system for determining and accounting for the costs of transactions. The system is particularly suited for determining and accounting the costs of shipping goods. The system includes an input device which is located at the shipper's (or other buyer's) premises and a central data processing facility. The input device receives information defining a shipment sufficiently so that the cost of that shipment may be determined in accordance with the rates of a carrier (or other seller), and uploads the information to the central data processing facility. Preferably, the input device includes rate information and software for determining shipment costs locally. The central data processing facility maintains accounts for a shippers and carriers, appropriately debits and credits costs for each shipment and periodically issues statements of their accounts to all shippers and carriers. In a preferred embodiment, shippers may maintain a payment account with a trustee bank and the system may from time to time issue instruction to the trustee bank to make appropriate payments to each carrier. In another embodiment, carriers may from time to time enter new rate information into the system.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于确定和计算交易成本的系统。 该系统特别适用于确定和计算运输货物的成本。 该系统包括位于托运人(或其他买方)场所的输入设备和中央数据处理设施。 输入装置充分地接收定义货物的信息,使得可以根据承运人(或其他卖方)的费率来确定该货物的成本,并将信息上传到中央数据处理设施。 优选地,输入设备包括速率信息和用于本地确定运输成本的软件。 中央数据处理设施维护托运人和承运人的帐户,为每个货物记录适当的借记和信用成本,并定期向所有托运人和承运人发出其账户报表。 在优选实施例中,托运人可以维护与受托人银行的支付账户,并且系统可以不时向托管银行发出指令以对每个运营商进行适当的支付。 在另一个实施例中,载体可以不时地向系统输入新的速率信息。

    System for centralized processing of accounting and payment functions
    3.
    发明授权
    System for centralized processing of accounting and payment functions 失效
    会计和付款功能的集中处理系统

    公开(公告)号:US5222018A

    公开(公告)日:1993-06-22

    申请号:US257184

    申请日:1988-10-11

    摘要: A system for determining and accounting for the costs of transactions. The system is particularly suited for determining and accounting the costs of shipping goods. The system includes an input device which is located at the shipper's (or other buyer's) premises and a central data processing facility. The input device receives information defining a shipment sufficiently so that the cost of that shipment may be determined in accordance with the rates of a carrier (or other seller), and uploads the information to the central data processing facility. Preferably, the input device includes rate information and software for determining shipment costs locally. The central data processing facility maintains accounts for a shippers and carriers, appropriately debits and credits costs for each shipment and periodically issues statements of their accounts to all shippers and carriers. In a preferred embodiment, shippers may maintain a payment account with a trustee bank and the system may from time to time issue instruction to the trustee bank to make appropriate payments to each carrier. In another embodiment, carriers may from time to time enter new rate information into the system.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于确定和计算交易成本的系统。 该系统特别适用于确定和计算运输货物的成本。 该系统包括位于托运人(或其他买方)场所的输入设备和中央数据处理设施。 输入装置充分地接收定义货物的信息,使得可以根据承运人(或其他卖方)的费率来确定该货物的成本,并将信息上传到中央数据处理设施。 优选地,输入设备包括速率信息和用于本地确定运输成本的软件。 中央数据处理设施维护托运人和承运人的帐户,为每个货物记录适当的借记和信用成本,并定期向所有托运人和承运人发出其账户报表。 在优选实施例中,托运人可以维护与受托人银行的支付账户,并且系统可以不时向托管银行发出指令以对每个运营商进行适当的支付。 在另一个实施例中,载体可以不时地向系统输入新的速率信息。