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Computerized parcel shipping system

US4839813A · kind A · utility

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14Claims
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Filing dateOct 24, 1985
Grant dateJun 13, 1989
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Expiry dateOct 24, 2005

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06Q40/12
  • WIPO fieldIT methods for management
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A computerized partial shipping system wherein transactions related to a plurality of carriers are recorded in a single file. The file has a pair of counters for each carrier, with the first counter storing the total number of transactions recorded for that carrier and the second counter storing the number of closed transaction records for that carrier. The programs enable the archiving of the records, and updating the records of the file.

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