Computer system for managing orders for and deliveries of goods

US8341091B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD. · JP

Inventors

• Bruce A. Smith · Austin, US
• Chuck Hamilton · Redondo Beach, US
• Stephen D. Osborne · Torrance, US
• Tony E. Gomes · Troy, US
• Kathy Howell · Springfield, US
• Steven M. Bailey · Springboro, US
• Anthony Rivalsky · Beavercreek, US
• Don Edwards · Fairfield Glade, US
• Eric Wehrley · Troy, US
• Al Ortlepp · Willow View Lane, US
• Nina Bryson · Torrance, US
• Mark Seraydarian · Torrance, US
• Sammy Tom · Arcadia, US
• Jim Dromey · Troy, US
• Karen Moore · Vacaville, US
• Kathy Kamiya · Valencia, US
• Sandy Bustillos · Rancho Palos Verdes, US
• Sue Trainoff · Manhattan Beach, US
• Karen W. Patterson · Rancho Palos Verdes, US
• Yukio Sato · Torrance, US
• Renee Neighbours · Dana Point, US
• Suzanne Li · Rancho Palos Verdes, US
• Adrian Reilly · Redondo Beach, US
• Daniel I. Tan · Cerritos, US
• Ping Kao · Fort Collins, US
• Cathy Brady · Henry's Drive, US
• Grace Tachibana · Temple City, US
• Homs Lee · Glendora, US
• Amit Bagade · Cumming, US
• Nagesh Tavarageri · Cerritos, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 20, 2008
• Grant date: Dec 25, 2012
• Expiry date: Jul 5, 2029

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q30/0601
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A computer system may manage orders for goods from a plurality of purchasers. The computer system may receive the orders, calculate an approximate volume that the goods which are the subject of each order would collectively occupy during shipment, and compare each calculated approximate volume to a pre-determine maximum allowed volume that the purchaser of the order is permitted. The computer system may accept each order whose approximate volume does not exceed the maximum allowed volume for the purchaser of the order, or reject each order whose approximate volume exceeds this maximum allowed volume.