Methods and systems for assigning a classification code to items in commerce
AssigneeFlexport, Inc.
InventorChase Brownell
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Abstract
In an embodiment, the methods and systems disclosed herein utilize a classification engine to receive characteristic data of an item involved in commercial shipping and generate a classification code to aid in transport of the item. In an embodiment, a profile comprising classification data is generated on the classification engine and compared to a plurality of shipping categories on a classification database to efficiently generate the classification code.
Claims20
A computer-implemented method comprising:
- receiving, at a computer system, a first set of item characteristics associated with an item in commerce;
- wherein the item in commerce is a physical object having one or more physical characteristics and is involved in commercial shipping;
- generating, by the computer system, an item profile corresponding to the item in commerce;
- wherein the item profile comprises the one or more physical characteristics;
- determining, by the computer system, from a plurality of shipping categories, a first set of shipping categories corresponding to the one or more physical characteristics in the item profile;
- based on the first set of shipping categories, generating, by the computer system, a first classification code;
- associating, by the computer system, the item in commerce with the first classification code.
One or more non-transient computer readable storage media comprising instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:
- receive, at a computer system, a first set of item characteristics associated with an item in commerce;
- wherein the item in commerce is a physical object having one or more physical characteristics and is involved in commercial shipping;
- generate, by the computer system, an item profile corresponding to the item in commerce;
- wherein the item profile comprises the one or more physical characteristics;
- determine, by the computer system, from a plurality of shipping categories, a first set of shipping categories corresponding to the one or more physical characteristics in the item profile;
- based on the first set of shipping categories, generate, by the computer system, a first classification code;
- associate, by the computer system, the item in commerce with the first classification code.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.