Method and apparatus to improve computer and database systems for location, operation, call, update, and supply
US11367047B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 29, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jun 21, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 17, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q30/0206
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of improving computer and database systems for location, operation, call, update, and supply of product, in particular industrial lubricant products, to vessels at ports located across the world, comprising: first generating, by a processor, a first ranking of a plurality of ports based on locational data of the vessel and net delivery costs of the lubricant product at the plurality of ports; then generating, by the processor, a second ranking of the plurality of ports based on lubricant-supplying facilities present at the plurality of ports and market clearing prices of the lubricant product at the plurality of ports; then selecting one of the plurality of the ports based on the first ranking and the second ranking; also, supplying the lubricant product to the vessel at the selected port.
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