System for optimization of drayage services
First Claim
1. A system for administering a collaborative drayage community comprising:
- a processor;
memory operationally attached to said processor;
an input device operationally attached to said processor;
storing means for storing;
a plurality of drayage resource data fields, and drayage resource data associated with at least one drayage resource, said drayage resource data corresponding to at least one of said plurality of drayage resource data fields;
receiving means for receiving query data, said query data associated with at least one drayage need, and said query data corresponding to at least one of said plurality of drayage resource data fields;
retrieval means for retrieving, based on a match between said query data and said drayage resource data, a list of at least one drayage resource; and
delivery means for delivering said list of at least one drayage resource and said drayage resource data associated with each of said drayage resources.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method to improve the operational efficiency of a collaborative drayage community. According to the present invention, multiple independent (even competitive) participants in a collaborative drayage community provide resource data about the drayage resources under the participants'"'"' control. A collaborative drayage community participant having a drayage need for drayage resources may access these resource data, and drayage resources fulfilling the drayage need (based on a comparison of needed resource data to offered resource data) are determined. The drayage participant having the drayage need may then reserve one of the offered drayage resources fulfilling the drayage need. The present invention also provides a system for administering a collaborative drayage community where drayage resource data are stored in the system, and are accessible to drayage participants having a drayage needs via a network, such as the Internet.
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35 Claims
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1. A system for administering a collaborative drayage community comprising:
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a processor;
memory operationally attached to said processor;
an input device operationally attached to said processor;
storing means for storing;
a plurality of drayage resource data fields, and drayage resource data associated with at least one drayage resource, said drayage resource data corresponding to at least one of said plurality of drayage resource data fields;
receiving means for receiving query data, said query data associated with at least one drayage need, and said query data corresponding to at least one of said plurality of drayage resource data fields;
retrieval means for retrieving, based on a match between said query data and said drayage resource data, a list of at least one drayage resource; and
delivery means for delivering said list of at least one drayage resource and said drayage resource data associated with each of said drayage resources. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for administering a collaborative drayage community comprising:
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a processor;
memory operationally attached to said processor;
an input device operationally attached to said processor;
a storage device for storing;
a plurality of drayage resource data fields, and drayage resource data associated with at least one drayage resource, said drayage resource data corresponding to at least one of said plurality of drayage resource data fields;
a receiving unit for receiving query data, said query data associated with at least one drayage need, and said query data corresponding to at least one of said plurality of drayage resource data fields;
a retrieval unit for retrieving, based on a match between said query data and said drayage resource data, a list of at least one drayage resource; and
a delivery unit for delivering said list of drayage resources and said drayage resource data associated with each of said drayage components.
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21. A method for administering a collaborative drayage community comprising the steps of:
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gathering data from drayage community participants regarding said participants'"'"' drayage resources;
causing said data to be stored;
gathering query data;
comparing said query data against said drayage resource data; and
identifying said drayage resources having resource data that match said query data. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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