Method for providing a shortcut to shipping information
First Claim
1. A method for a user to find pinpoint status of a shipment being transported by a carrier, comprising the steps of:
- clicking on a shipment pinpoint symbol on a computer screen;
connecting automatically to an internet or private network, if a connection is not already established;
sending automatically a shipping pinpoint inquiry to the carrier via the internet or private network;
requesting a pinpoint location of the shipment in response to the shipping status inquiry; and
receiving the requested pinpoint location of the shipment to the computer screen, wherein the pinpoint location identifies a position between checkpoints at each of which shipment presence is monitored regardless of user inquiries.
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Abstract
A method and system are provided for a user to determine the status of a shipment being transported by a carrier. The user performs a transaction at a web site, and chooses a type of shipment. A file in markup language includes at least one link to shipment tracking information, and this file is provided to the user and saved locally at a user device. The user activates the file to check the shipping status, which is then displayed. In this way, the user is able to access aggregated shipping information from a plurality of carriers. Also, the user is able to obtain pinpoint shipping status, if the user needs more details than merely finding out a checkpoint through which a shipment has passed.
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16 Claims
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1. A method for a user to find pinpoint status of a shipment being transported by a carrier, comprising the steps of:
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clicking on a shipment pinpoint symbol on a computer screen;
connecting automatically to an internet or private network, if a connection is not already established;
sending automatically a shipping pinpoint inquiry to the carrier via the internet or private network;
requesting a pinpoint location of the shipment in response to the shipping status inquiry; and
receiving the requested pinpoint location of the shipment to the computer screen, wherein the pinpoint location identifies a position between checkpoints at each of which shipment presence is monitored regardless of user inquiries. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for providing a user the status of a shipment being transported by a carrier, comprising the steps of:
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processing a user transaction at a web site;
receiving a type of shipment selection;
creating a file that includes markup language and that includes at least one link to shipment tracking information;
providing the file to the user for storage locally at a user device;
receiving a check status request from the file after the file is activated; and
providing the status to the user. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for a user to obtain via internet or other network, a pinpoint status of a shipment being transported by a carrier, comprising;
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a server computer for providing to a user computer a clickable shipment pinpoint symbol that triggers a shipping pinpoint inquiry to a carrier; and
a shipping location tracker device, responsive to the shipping pinpoint inquiry, for providing the pinpoint status to the user computer via the internet or private network;
wherein the pinpoint status identifies a position between two checkpoints at each of which shipment presence is monitored regardless of user inquiries. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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