公开(公告)号：US20060075398A1

公开(公告)日：2006-04-06

申请号：US11238423

申请日：2005-09-28

申请人： David Bennett ,  Paul Bilibin ,  Mark Bjerke ,  Lynn Goldhaber ,  Hsiangwen Hu ,  Lory Krett ,  Jinyue Liu ,  Paul McLaughlin ,  Reichie Nelson ,  Charles Mentzer ,  Matthew Smith ,  William Smith ,  Harland Maier ,  Geoffrey McGrath

发明人： David Bennett ,  Paul Bilibin ,  Mark Bjerke ,  Lynn Goldhaber ,  Hsiangwen Hu ,  Lory Krett ,  Jinyue Liu ,  Paul McLaughlin ,  Reichie Nelson ,  Charles Mentzer ,  Matthew Smith ,  William Smith ,  Harland Maier ,  Geoffrey McGrath

IPC分类号： G06F9/44

CPC分类号： G06F9/5055 ,  G06F8/61

摘要： The present invention includes systems and methods for the controlled deployment of software in a web-based environment where multiple versions of a single application are supported to provide field experience of various versions before general deployment. The systems and methods of the invention support backwards compatibility, which allows older versions of the same software to be accessed concurrently with newer (revised) versions. Likewise, data item opaqueness is supported whereby data items not recognized by a software level or tier are not rejected but are passed on to another tier or level where they may be recognized.

公开(公告)号：US20060004675A1

公开(公告)日：2006-01-05

申请号：US11154866

申请日：2005-06-15

申请人： David Bennett ,  Paul Bilibin ,  Mark Bjerke ,  Lynn Goldhaber ,  Hsiangwen Hu ,  Lory Krett ,  Jinyue Liu ,  Paul McLaughlin ,  Reichie Nelson ,  Charles Mentzer ,  Matthew Smith ,  William Smith

发明人： David Bennett ,  Paul Bilibin ,  Mark Bjerke ,  Lynn Goldhaber ,  Hsiangwen Hu ,  Lory Krett ,  Jinyue Liu ,  Paul McLaughlin ,  Reichie Nelson ,  Charles Mentzer ,  Matthew Smith ,  William Smith

IPC分类号： G06F17/00

CPC分类号： G06Q10/08345 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/04842 ,  G06F17/30174 ,  G06Q10/08 ,  G06Q10/10

摘要： The present invention includes system and methods for the continued operation of a carrier management system having one or more user terminals that normally communicate with at least one data center over a network (online), when the one or more user terminals are unable to communicate with the data center (offline). Once communication is re-established between the one or more user terminal and the data center, local files and data on the user terminals that were used to rate and ship packages while offline are synchronized between the one or more user terminals and the data center.

公开(公告)号：US20070073551A1

公开(公告)日：2007-03-29

申请号：US11510801

申请日：2006-08-24

申请人： Daniel Williams ,  David Bennett ,  Lynn Goldhaber ,  Dennis Glavin ,  Lory Krett ,  Charles Mentzer ,  Stephen Teglovic ,  John Dietz ,  William Smith ,  Paul Bilibin ,  Jinyue Liu ,  Paul McLaughlin ,  Scott Meyer ,  Sean Hu

发明人： Daniel Williams ,  David Bennett ,  Lynn Goldhaber ,  Dennis Glavin ,  Lory Krett ,  Charles Mentzer ,  Stephen Teglovic ,  John Dietz ,  William Smith ,  Paul Bilibin ,  Jinyue Liu ,  Paul McLaughlin ,  Scott Meyer ,  Sean Hu

IPC分类号： G06Q99/00

CPC分类号： G06Q10/0835 ,  G06Q10/08 ,  G06Q10/083 ,  G06Q10/0834 ,  G06Q10/08345 ,  G06Q10/10 ,  G06Q10/101 ,  G06Q30/0282 ,  G06Q30/0601

摘要： The present invention provides a plurality of Enterprises with a single online user interface with which the Enterprise can provide Enterprise Shippers, shipping origination users and shipping intermediary users with an automated parcel management system for a plurality of supported Carriers for a plurality of services. The present invention provides for the hierarchical definition of users, including the establishment of at least one user for each Enterprise as a Super-Administrator with the highest level of privileges and authority for the Enterprise, and the identification of other users as Sub-Administrators, Desktop Users and Shipping Station Users. The present invention also provides for the hierarchical definition of organizational units within each Enterprise, including the definition of sites, groups within a site, and users within a group. The present invention further provides for a distinct definition of policies, privileges, and other types of specifications for each user level, each user, and each organizational unit. The present invention applies the user and organizational policies, privileges and other specifications as they apply to each particular user to drive the interactive interface with each particular user and to provide among other things, shipping options, shipping services, shipping rates, traveler and/or shipping label preparation, and shipment tracking.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供了具有单个在线用户界面的多个企业，企业可以通过该企业提供企业托运人，为起始用户和运输中间用户提供用于多个服务的多个被支持运营商的自动包裹管理系统。 本发明提供了用户的分层定义，包括为每个企业建立至少一个具有企业级别的权限和权限的超级管理员的用户，以及将其他用户识别为子管理员， 桌面用户和航运站用户。 本发明还提供了每个企业内的组织单位的分层定义，包括站点的定义，站点内的组和组内的用户。 本发明还提供了针对每个用户级别，每个用户和每个组织单元的策略，特权和其他类型的规范的明确定义。 本发明适用于它们适用于每个特定用户的用户和组织策略，特权和其他规范以驱动与每个特定用户的交互式界面，并且提供其他方面，包括运送选项，运输服务，运费，旅行者和/或 运送标签准备和出货跟踪。

公开(公告)号：US20050197892A1

公开(公告)日：2005-09-08

申请号：US11123536

申请日：2005-05-07

申请人： Paul Bilibin ,  Jinyue Liu ,  William Smith

发明人： Paul Bilibin ,  Jinyue Liu ,  William Smith

IPC分类号： G06Q10/00 ,  G06F17/60

CPC分类号： G06Q10/10 ,  G06Q10/025 ,  G06Q10/063 ,  G06Q10/0631 ,  G06Q10/06311 ,  G06Q10/08 ,  G06Q10/083 ,  G06Q10/0833 ,  G06Q10/0834 ,  G06Q10/08345 ,  G06Q10/0835 ,  G06Q10/1093

摘要： The present invention provides apparatus, systems and methods for determining for each of a plurality of users upon each user's input of a particular origin postal code and a particular destination postal code an origin rating zone identifier corresponding to the identifier corresponding to the particular destination postal code for each of the plurality of carriers. Each user accesses the present invention over a global communications network using a client computer device, and each user client computer device has an individual electronic connection to the global communications network.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供了用于在每个用户输入特定原始邮政编码和特定目的地邮政编码时为多个用户中的每一个确定用于与对应于特定目的地邮政编码的标识符对应的原始评级区标识符的装置，系统和方法 对于多个载体中的每一个。 每个用户使用客户计算机设备通过全球通信网络访问本发明，并且每个用户客户端计算机设备具有到全球通信网络的单独的电子连接。

公开(公告)号：US08489519B2

公开(公告)日：2013-07-16

申请号：US11510801

申请日：2006-08-24

申请人： Daniel F. Williams ,  David Allison Bennett ,  Lynn Shaindell Goldhaber ,  Dennis Glavin ,  Lory Elizabeth Krett ,  Charles D. Mentzer ,  Stephen M. Teglovic ,  John M. Dietz ,  William W. Smith, III ,  Paul Bilibin ,  Jinyue Liu ,  Paul R. McLaughlin ,  Scott Meyer ,  Sean Hu

发明人： Daniel F. Williams ,  David Allison Bennett ,  Lynn Shaindell Goldhaber ,  Dennis Glavin ,  Lory Elizabeth Krett ,  Charles D. Mentzer ,  Stephen M. Teglovic ,  John M. Dietz ,  William W. Smith, III ,  Paul Bilibin ,  Jinyue Liu ,  Paul R. McLaughlin ,  Scott Meyer ,  Sean Hu

IPC分类号： G06Q30/00 ,  G06F17/00 ,  G06G7/00

CPC分类号： G06Q10/0835 ,  G06Q10/08 ,  G06Q10/083 ,  G06Q10/0834 ,  G06Q10/08345 ,  G06Q10/10 ,  G06Q10/101 ,  G06Q30/0282 ,  G06Q30/0601

摘要： The present invention provides a plurality of Enterprises with a single online user interface with which the Enterprise can provide Enterprise Shippers, shipping origination users and shipping intermediary users with an automated parcel management system for a plurality of supported Carriers for a plurality of services. The present invention provides for the hierarchical definition of users, including the establishment of at least one user for each Enterprise as a Super-Administrator with the highest level of privileges and authority for the Enterprise, and the identification of other users as Sub-Administrators, Desktop Users and Shipping Station Users. The present invention also provides for the hierarchical definition of organizational units within each Enterprise, including the definition of sites, groups within a site, and users within a group and for a distinct definition of policies, privileges, and other types of specifications for each user level, each user, and each organizational unit.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供了具有单个在线用户界面的多个企业，企业可以通过该企业提供企业托运人，为起始用户和运输中间用户提供用于多个服务的多个被支持运营商的自动包裹管理系统。 本发明提供了用户的分层定义，包括为每个企业建立至少一个具有企业级别的权限和权限的超级管理员的用户，以及将其他用户识别为子管理员， 桌面用户和航运站用户。 本发明还提供了每个企业内的组织单位的分层定义，包括站点的定义，站点内的组以及组内的用户以及针对每个用户的策略，特权和其他类型的规范的明确定义 级别，每个用户和每个组织单位。

公开(公告)号：US08374970B2

公开(公告)日：2013-02-12

申请号：US13093551

申请日：2011-04-25

申请人： Daniel F. Williams ,  David Allison Bennett ,  Lynn Shaindell Goldhaber ,  Dennis Glavin ,  Lory Elizabeth Krett ,  Charles D. Mentzer ,  Stephen M. Teglovic ,  John M. Dietz ,  William W. Smith, III ,  Paul Bilibin ,  Jinyue Liu ,  Paul R. McLaughlin ,  Scott Meyer ,  Sean Hu

发明人： Daniel F. Williams ,  David Allison Bennett ,  Lynn Shaindell Goldhaber ,  Dennis Glavin ,  Lory Elizabeth Krett ,  Charles D. Mentzer ,  Stephen M. Teglovic ,  John M. Dietz ,  William W. Smith, III ,  Paul Bilibin ,  Jinyue Liu ,  Paul R. McLaughlin ,  Scott Meyer ,  Sean Hu

IPC分类号： G06Q10/00 ,  G01G19/413 ,  G06F17/00 ,  G07B17/02

CPC分类号： G06Q10/0835 ,  G06Q10/08 ,  G06Q10/083 ,  G06Q10/0834 ,  G06Q10/08345 ,  G06Q10/10 ,  G06Q10/101 ,  G06Q30/0282 ,  G06Q30/0601

摘要： The present invention provides a plurality of Enterprises with a single online user interface with which the Enterprise can provide Enterprise Shippers, shipping origination users and shipping intermediary users with an automated parcel management system for a plurality of supported Carriers for a plurality of services. The present invention provides for the hierarchical definition of users, including the hierarchical definition of organizational units within each Enterprise. The present invention further provides for a distinct definition of policies, privileges, and other types of specifications for each user level, each user, and each organizational unit. The present invention applies the user and organizational policies, privileges and other specifications as they apply to each particular user to drive the interactive interface with each particular user and to provide among other things, shipping options, shipping services, shipping rates, traveler and/or shipping label preparation, and shipment tracking.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供了具有单个在线用户界面的多个企业，企业可以通过该企业提供企业托运人，为起始用户和运输中间用户提供用于多个服务的多个被支持运营商的自动包裹管理系统。 本发明提供了用户的分层定义，包括每个企业内的组织单位的分层定义。 本发明还提供了针对每个用户级别，每个用户和每个组织单元的策略，特权和其他类型的规范的明确定义。 本发明适用于它们适用于每个特定用户的用户和组织策略，特权和其他规范以驱动与每个特定用户的交互式界面，并且提供其他方面，包括运送选项，运输服务，运费，旅行者和/或 运送标签准备和出货跟踪。

公开(公告)号：US08341003B1

公开(公告)日：2012-12-25

申请号：US13279115

申请日：2011-10-21

申请人： Paul Bilibin ,  Jinyue Liu

发明人： Paul Bilibin ,  Jinyue Liu

IPC分类号： G06Q30/00

CPC分类号： G06Q10/10 ,  G06Q10/025 ,  G06Q10/063 ,  G06Q10/0631 ,  G06Q10/06311 ,  G06Q10/08 ,  G06Q10/083 ,  G06Q10/0833 ,  G06Q10/0834 ,  G06Q10/08345 ,  G06Q10/0835 ,  G06Q10/1093

摘要： The present invention provides apparatus, systems and methods for determining from a set of delivery times for each of a plurality of services for each of a plurality of carriers a potential delivery schedule for each of the plurality of services for each of the plurality of carriers in response to a request by each of a plurality of users, according to an input by each particular user of a shipping date, a set of parcel specifications for shipping a particular parcel, a set of shipping requirements for shipping the particular parcel, a particular origin postal code and a particular destination postal code. Each user accesses the present invention over a global communications network using a client computer device, and each user client computer device has an individual electronic connection to the global communications network.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供了用于根据多个运营商中的每一个的多个服务中的每一个的一组交付时间确定用于多个运营商中的每一个的多个服务中的每一个的潜在递送计划的装置，系统和方法， 响应于每个用户的请求，根据每个特定用户的运输日期的输入，用于运送特定包裹的一组包裹规格，用于运送特定包裹的一组运送要求，特定原产地 邮政编码和特定目的地邮政编码。 每个用户使用客户计算机设备通过全球通信网络访问本发明，并且每个用户客户端计算机设备具有到全球通信网络的单独的电子连接。

公开(公告)号：US08255337B1

公开(公告)日：2012-08-28

申请号：US12652710

申请日：2010-01-05

申请人： David Allison Bennett ,  Lynn Shaindell Goldhaber ,  Paul Bilibin ,  Jinyue Liu ,  Charles D. Mentzer ,  Lory Elizabeth Krett ,  Scott Joseph Bean ,  Daniel F. Williams ,  Dennis Glavin ,  Stephen M. Teglovic ,  John M. Dietz ,  William W. Smith, III ,  Paul R. McLaughlin ,  Scott Meyer ,  Sean Hu ,  Harland Fred Maier, Jr. ,  Gary Rhoe Ingram

发明人： David Allison Bennett ,  Lynn Shaindell Goldhaber ,  Paul Bilibin ,  Jinyue Liu ,  Charles D. Mentzer ,  Lory Elizabeth Krett ,  Scott Joseph Bean ,  Daniel F. Williams ,  Dennis Glavin ,  Stephen M. Teglovic ,  John M. Dietz ,  William W. Smith, III ,  Paul R. McLaughlin ,  Scott Meyer ,  Sean Hu ,  Harland Fred Maier, Jr. ,  Gary Rhoe Ingram

IPC分类号： G06Q30/00

CPC分类号： G06Q10/10 ,  G06Q10/025 ,  G06Q10/063 ,  G06Q10/0631 ,  G06Q10/06311 ,  G06Q10/08 ,  G06Q10/083 ,  G06Q10/0833 ,  G06Q10/0834 ,  G06Q10/08345 ,  G06Q10/0835 ,  G06Q10/1093

摘要： The present invention provides apparatus, systems and methods providing a single system available over a global communications network for shipping management for each parcel from a plurality of parcels that each Shipper of a plurality of Shippers ships using any one of a plurality of services offered by any one of a plurality of carriers.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供了通过全球通信网络提供单个系统的装置，系统和方法，用于从多个包裹中的每个包裹运送管理，多个托运人的每个托运人使用任何一个提供的多个服务中的任一个 多个载体之一。

公开(公告)号：US20100131420A1

公开(公告)日：2010-05-27

申请号：US12626487

申请日：2009-11-25

申请人： Daniel F. Williams ,  David Allison Bennett ,  Lynn Shaindell Goldhaber ,  Dennis Glavin ,  Lory Elizabeth Krett ,  Charles D. Mentzer ,  Stephen M. Teglovic ,  John M, Dietz ,  William W. Smith, III ,  Paul Bilibin ,  Jinyue Liu ,  Paul R. McLaughlin ,  Scott Meyer ,  Sean Hu ,  Richard M. Antush ,  Scott Joseph Bean

发明人： Daniel F. Williams ,  David Allison Bennett ,  Lynn Shaindell Goldhaber ,  Dennis Glavin ,  Lory Elizabeth Krett ,  Charles D. Mentzer ,  Stephen M. Teglovic ,  John M, Dietz ,  William W. Smith, III ,  Paul Bilibin ,  Jinyue Liu ,  Paul R. McLaughlin ,  Scott Meyer ,  Sean Hu ,  Richard M. Antush ,  Scott Joseph Bean

IPC分类号： G06Q50/00 ,  G06Q30/00 ,  G06Q10/00 ,  G06F3/048

CPC分类号： G06Q10/08 ,  G06Q10/083 ,  G06Q10/0837 ,  G06Q30/0601

摘要： The present invention provides a computer system (the “System”, or the “Return System”) that is configured and programmed to provide online stores with a fast, simple, convenient way for eCommerce customers of an online store to return merchandise purchased from that store from within that online store. The Return System provides multi-carrier shipment rating, shipment labeling, shipment tracking, shipment tracking management reports, returns analysis and returns management reporting In an exemplary embodiment, the Return System has three major components: 1.) A Returns Manager Subsystem that provides a user interface to each Merchant to setup the Merchant's account, setup the Merchant's return policy and rules, and to monitor the status and movement of return shipments; 2.) A Consumer Returns Subsystem (also sometimes referred to as a “Customer Returns Subsystem”) that provides each consumer using the Returns System with an online user interface that leads the consumer through the returns process, displays the return policies and rules to the consumer, provides shipping document to ship the return package if appropriate, and permits the consumer to track their return shipments; and 3.) a Returns Processing Subsystem that, in the exemplary embodiment, provides background shipping and tracking functionality. In one exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the Online Merchant integrates the Merchant's online system with the Returns Processing Subsystem. In another exemplary embodiment, the Returns Processing Subsystem is provided as an independent web-based application service (referred to as a “Return Merchant Service System”) operated by a common provider. In such an embodiment, the Merchant's system interacts with the Return Merchant Service System through Application Program Interfaces (“API”).

公开(公告)号：US08386341B2

公开(公告)日：2013-02-26

申请号：US10838031

申请日：2004-05-03

申请人： David Allison Bennett ,  Paul Bilibin ,  Jinyue Liu ,  Charles D. Mentzer

发明人： David Allison Bennett ,  Paul Bilibin ,  Jinyue Liu ,  Charles D. Mentzer

IPC分类号： G06Q10/00

CPC分类号： G06Q10/08 ,  G06Q10/0834 ,  G06Q10/10 ,  G06Q30/04 ,  G06Q30/0601

摘要： The present invention provides apparatus, systems and methods that apply to a single particular billing method selected by each of a plurality of users, in response to each particular user's request, a set of billing method rules for each carrier of a plurality of carriers and determines whether or not each carrier of the plurality of carriers supports the shipper's specified preferred billing method, and if so, any special pricing considerations for each particular Carrier. Each user of the present invention accesses the present invention over a global communications network using a client computer device, each user client computer device having an individual electronic connection to the global communications network.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供了适用于由多个用户中的每个用户响应于每个特定用户的请求而选择的单个特定计费方法的装置，系统和方法，用于多个载波中的每个载波的一组计费方法规则，并且确定 多个运营商的每个运营商是否支持托运人指定的首选计费方式，如果是，则针对每个特定运营商的任何特殊定价考虑。 本发明的每个用户使用客户计算机设备通过全球通信网络访问本发明，每个用户客户端计算机设备具有到全球通信网络的单独的电子连接。