Intermediated shipping logistics system for facilitating delivery appointment scheduling with outsourced carrier systems
US11587018B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 29, 2020 |
| Grant date | Feb 21, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 19, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q10/0835
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer system that queries a carrier computer system of a carrier associated with a shipment to determine whether delivery appointment scheduling is available for the shipment, based on a determination that the delivery appointment scheduling is available, generates and transmits a link for a dynamically generated web page to the recipient; receives a signal indicating activation of the link; obtains scheduling information for the shipment from the carrier computer system; dynamically generates page code for the web page and transmits the web page to a client, the web page displaying information associated with the shipment and digital assets that visually correspond to the shipper of the shipment and including a scheduling tool; receives a selection of a time slot from the scheduling tool; and communicates with the carrier computer system to update the carrier computer system with the time slot to schedule delivery of the shipment to the recipient.
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