Electronic acknowledgement of receipt of inventory

US8489473B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The Western Union Company · US

Inventors

• Earney E. Stoutenburg · Parker, US
• David Baumgartner · Parker, US
• Theresa L. Anuszewski · Franktown, US
• Ross G. Kinney · Aurora, US
• David A. Owen · Castle Rock, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 24, 2012
• Grant date: Jul 16, 2013
• Expiry date: May 24, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q10/087
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A method for tracking status of an inventory shipment sent to a recipient includes monitoring whether the recipient has transmitted an electronic acknowledgment of the status of the shipment; and automatically transmitting a message to the recipient requesting acknowledgment of receipt of inventory if the electronic acknowledgment is not transmitted by the recipient within a first predetermined amount of time.