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AssigneeThe Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland Security
InventorDavid Maher
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Mobile collection and vetting of user supplied information is described. The systems, techniques, devices, methods, and approaches described herein can be used to obtain, validate, and vet information, such as customs information, in a mobile environment. In embodiments, methods comprise receiving information input via a mobile device. The information is encapsulated by an intermediate to escort the information through a firewall to the database. In response to vetting the information to determine if it meets one or more criteria, the method involves creating a record associated with a unique identifier, information that bio-identifies a user, or an indication of a determination that results from the vetting. In this embodiment, the method includes generating an electronic receipt for communication to the mobile device, the electronic receipt including the unique identifier.
An Internet customs declaration service comprising one or more computing systems configured to support an application on a mobile device to electronically submit customs information, the one or more computing system including hardware enabled with instructions, stored on non-transitory computer readable media, that cause the service to:
An intermediate communication service comprising hardware and a program of instructions embodied in non-transitory media that are operable to cause the service to:
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