Estimated time of arrival (eta) systems and methods
AssigneeCanon U.S.A., Inc.
InventorsShinichi Takahashi, Takenari Kawano, Kazuo Tsugu, Ken Nishioka
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Abstract
A system on a network provides estimated time of arrival information to a client located on the network. The system is adapted to present to the client pages for eliciting a product inquiry including a product number. The system receives the product inquiry, determines estimated time of arrivals for various destinations for at least one in-transit unit having the product number, and transmits to the client the estimated time of arrivals.
Claims48
A system on a network, for providing estimated time of arrival information to a client located on the network, the system being adapted to:
- present to the client one or more pages adapted to elicit a product inquiry including a product number;
- receive the product inquiry;
- determine a plurality of estimated time of arrivals to a plurality of destinations for at least one in-transit unit having the product number;
- and
- transmit to the client the estimated time of arrivals.
-23. (canceled)
A method of providing estimated time of arrival information to a client located on the network, comprising the steps of:
- presenting to the client one or more pages adapted to elicit a product inquiry including a product number;
- receiving the product inquiry;
- determining a plurality of estimated time of arrivals to a plurality of destinations for at least one in-transit unit having the product number;
- and
- transmitting to the client the estimated time of arrivals.
-46. (canceled)
A system for providing estimated time of arrival information to a client located on the network, comprising:
- means for presenting to the client one or more pages adapted to elicit a product inquiry including a product number;
- means for receiving the product inquiry;
- means for determining a plurality of estimated time of arrivals to a plurality of destinations for at least one in-transit unit having the product number;
- and
- means for transmitting to the client the estimated time of arrivals.
-69. (canceled)
Computer-readable medium containing code which, when executed by a computer system, causes the computer system to provide estimated time of arrival information to a client located on the network, said code including:
- code for presenting to the client one or more pages adapted to elicit a product inquiry including a product number;
- code for receiving the product inquiry;
- code for determining a plurality of estimated time of arrivals to a plurality of destinations for at least one in-transit unit having the product number;
- and
- code for transmitting to the client the estimated time of arrivals.
-92. (canceled)
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.