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Shipping Information Transfer

a technology of information transfer and shipping, applied in the field of shipping information transfer, can solve the problems of limiting the availability of shipping options, affecting the efficiency of information management, and affecting the quality of information management,

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-11-20
LYNCH MARKS
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For example, a particular vendor may not offer overnight shipping, some vendors require overnight shipments to be ready for pick-up by a certain time, some vendors may have size and weight restrictions on overnight shipments, etc.
In addition to size and weight restrictions, various other package specifications (e.g., shape, contents of package, value of contents) may also limit the availability of shipping options.
However, these multiple options for shipment can complicate information management processes.
Further, entering shipping information for a contact into a order form for shipping vendor, for example, may be inefficient, time-consuming, and prone to error.
Where there are multiple shipping vendors and multiple shipments to multiple contacts, the process may be even more complicated.

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[0021]The present invention includes systems and methods for transfer of shipping information. A set of data is selected by a user. The set of data may be a set of contact information, which may be associated with one or multiple contacts. Alternatively, the set of data may need to be searched to find the contact information present. A contact manager is searched based on the contact information from the selected data set. The shipping information associated with the contact information is provided to the shipping vendor designated by the user for the selected contact or contacts.

[0022]FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary implementation on a computer network of a system for transfer of shipping information. Internet 110 allows for communication between user network 120 and various services 160A-C. User network 120 is communicatively coupled to the Internet 110 and may include various user devices (e.g., user devices 130A and 130B), each including a contact manager (e.g., contact manager ...

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Systems and methods of the present invention for transfer of shipping information are provided. A set of data is selected by a user. The set of data may be a set of contact information, which may be associated with one or multiple contacts. Alternatively, the set of data may need to be searched to find the contact information present. A contact manager is searched based on the contact information from the selected data set. The shipping information associated with the contact information is provided to a shipping vendor or plurality of vendors designated by the user

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]The present application claims the priority benefit of U.S. provisional patent application No. 60 / 928,516, filed May 16, 2007 and entitled “Methods and Systems for Shipping Management,” the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.[0002]The present application is related to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12 / 009,033 filed Jan. 15, 2008 and titled “Real-Time Pricing Information for Shipping Vendors,” U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12 / 009,126 filed Jan. 15, 2008 and titled “Integrated Database for Tracking Shipping Information,” and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12 / 009,014, filed Jan. 15, 2008 and titled “Documenting Mail Work Flow.”BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]1. Field of the Invention[0004]The present invention relates to shipment management. More specifically, the present invention relates to the transfer of shipping information.[0005]2. Description of Related Art[0006]There are presently a variety of uses for sh...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G06F7/06G06F17/30
CPCG06Q10/08G06Q10/083G06Q10/08345G06Q30/0623G06Q30/0635G06Q30/0641
Inventor MARKS, PETER R.EMERY, RYAN T.
Owner LYNCH MARKS
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