Shipment option selection method
US8306837B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 22, 2009 |
| Grant date | Nov 6, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 22, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q50/60
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer-implemented method of offering shipment options for selection is disclosed. The method includes receiving shipment-related criteria from a user and defining at one or more one shipment options that meet the shipment-related criteria. Environmental data corresponding to the shipment options are received and an corresponding environmental impacts, based on the environmental data, are determined. The method further includes displaying the shipment option with the corresponding environmental impact to the user and storing a selection by the user of one shipment option of the one or more shipment options.
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