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US 2002/0178023 A1Published application
Common carrier system
AssigneeINTTRA, Inc.
InventorsPoul Bjerre, Thomas M. Eskesen, Michael Schutt
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Abstract
An on-line system and method for buyers and sellers of international container transportation services is disclosed. Specifically, the system offers importing and exporting customers the opportunity to request and select specific service patterns offered by participating carriers in the booking of full container shipments. The system includes user interfaces that allow a shipper to track and trace containers across multiple carriers and an event notifications system, which notifies the user when an event has or has not occurred.
Claims16
A system comprising:
- a common carrier interface enabling a user to create a booking request, submit the booking request to any entity registered with the system and receive confirmation of the booking request from the any entity.
A system comprising:
- a common carrier interface enabling a user to create a booking request, submit the booking request to any entity registered with the system and receive confirmation of the booking request from the any entity, wherein the system, responsive to confirmation from the registered entity to the user and registered entity data, enables the user to track and trace a container.
A system comprising:
- a common carrier interface enabling a user to create a booking request, submit the booking request to any entity registered with the system and receive confirmation of the booking request from the any entity, wherein the system, responsive to confirmation from the registered entity to the user and registered entity data, generates event notification messages.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.