Methods for processing shipping documentation sent from a vehicle
AssigneeR+L Carriers, Inc.
InventorsRalph L. Roberts, Steve F. Naghshineh
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Abstract
The present invention automates the process of receiving transportation documentation and producing advance loading manifests therefrom to optimize load planning and dynamic product shipment and delivery control. Methods provide for receipt of the transportation documentation, initial preparation, and transmission of the documentation from on board a vehicle or while the vehicle is in transit.
Claims18
A method for processing shipping documentation data sent from a vehicle to a remote processor, the method comprising:
- receiving at the remote processor, one or more wireless signals representing shipping documentation data sent from a mobile data transmission device that is onboard the vehicle, wherein the shipping documentation data comprises scanned image data scanned by the mobile data transmission device onboard the vehicle;
- and
- generating a loading manifest utilizing the shipping documentation data in advance of the arrival of the vehicle, wherein the loading manifest dictates further transport of the cargo on another vehicle,
- wherein the remote processor performs the acts of receiving the wireless signals and generating the loading manifest.
A method for processing shipping documentation data sent from a vehicle to a remote processor, the method comprising:
- receiving by the remote processor, one or more wireless signals representing shipping documentation data associated with cargo, the one or more wireless signals sent from a mobile data transmission device that is onboard the vehicle, wherein the shipping documentation data is based at least in part on a scanned image of a shipping document scanned from a portable document scanner associated with the mobile data transmission device;
- and
- prior to the vehicle arriving at a terminal, utilizing the shipping documentation data to:
- prepare a loading manifest that references the cargo, wherein the loading manifest dictates further transport of the cargo on another vehicle;
- and
- extract billing information from the shipping documentation data and prepare at least one billing document associated with the cargo based at least in part on the extracted billing information, wherein the acts of preparing a loading manifest, extracting billing information and preparing at least one billing document are performed by the remote processor.
A remote processing system for processing shipping documentation data sent from a transportation vehicle to a remote processor, the system comprising:
- a processor;
- a memory;
- and
- a set of executable instructions residing on the processor capable of dynamically receiving one or more wireless signals representing shipping documentation data associated with cargo, the one or more wireless signals sent from a mobile data transmission device that is onboard the transportation vehicle, wherein the shipping documentation data is based at least in part on a scanned image of a shipping document scanned from a portable document scanner associated with the mobile data transmission device;
- and
- prior to the transportation vehicle arriving at a terminal, utilizing the shipping documentation data to:
- prepare a loading manifest that references the cargo, wherein the loading manifest dictates further transport of the cargo on another vehicle;
- and
- extract billing information from the shipping documentation data and prepare at least one billing document associated with the cargo based at least in part on the extracted billing information;
- wherein the acts of prepare a loading manifest, extract billing information and prepare at least one billing document are performed by the processor.
A remote processing system for processing shipping documentation data sent from a vehicle to a remote processor, the system comprising:
- a processor;
- a memory;
- and
- a set of executable instructions residing on the processor capable of dynamically receiving at the remote processor, one or more wireless signals representing shipping documentation data sent from a mobile data transmission device that is onboard the vehicle, wherein the shipping documentation data comprises scanned image data scanned by the mobile data transmission device onboard the vehicle;
- and
- generating billing information in advance of the arrival of the vehicle, wherein the billing information is based at least in part on the shipping documentation data,
- wherein the remote processor performs the acts of receiving the wireless signals and generating the billing information.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.