System and method for dynamically scheduling API-based shipment updates across carriers
US12373767B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 12, 2024 |
| Grant date | Jul 29, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 12, 2044 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q10/0835
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A shipping management system comprising a memory configured with shipping records representing shipments from a plurality of carriers and scheduling rules that specify a plurality of update frequencies. The shipping management system comprises a processor coupled to the memory. The shipping management system comprises a non-transitory computer readable medium comprising a set of computer executable instructions, the computer executable instructions executable by the processor to dynamically schedule, according to the scheduling rules, updates to update the shipping records; based on the dynamic scheduling, issue update application programming interface (API) calls according to APIs of carrier systems of respective carriers to request shipment data for the shipments; and update the shipping records based on the shipment data returned in response to the API calls.
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