Concentrated physical distribution system for cargo, and method therefor

• US 20050171870A1
• Filed: 04/04/2005
• Published: 08/04/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Nakamura, Takeshi, Mizushima, Yasumasa, Kinugasa, Masami, Watanabe, Zenta, Yumita, Keiichi
• Application Number:
  US11/097,127
• Publication Number:
  US 20050171870A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/28
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/08 Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/087 Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders

Abstract

A concentrated physical distribution management system to be used in the delivery of ordered cargo to a destination is configured as a site capable of communicating mutually by using communication network lines. The site is provided with a database server. The internal processing section of the database server is composed of, at least, a shipping instruction processing section for instructing the delivery of the ordered cargo to the destination collectively including a physical distribution trader, a physical distribution expense calculation processing section for calculating physical distribution expenses necessary for the delivery of the cargo to the destination, and a cargo tracking processing section for indicating the delivery status of the cargo. The concentrated physical distribution management system manages the cargo so that all of shipping instruction concerning the cargo can be transmitted to the physical distribution trader only by accessing a portal site.

Claims

1-11. -11. (canceled)

12. A cargo insurance information making method comprising the steps of:

calculating insurance to cargo on a basis of at least shipping instruction information to be utilized as detailed cargo information, an insurance condition being a calculation standard of the insurance, and the like;

selecting an insurance trader among nominated insurance traders;

calculating an insurance premium by means of an insurance premium rate as a standard on a basis of the shipping instruction information, the insurance, a delivery section, and the like; and

making cargo insurance information being electronic data on a basis of respective information of the shipping instruction information, the insurance, and the insurance premium.

13. The cargo insurance information making method according to claim 12, wherein

said insurance information is insurance offering information or insurance bill information.

14. The cargo insurance information making method according to claim 12, wherein

said shipping instruction information includes at least physical distribution basic six information.

15. The cargo insurance information making method according to claim 12, wherein

any of said shipping instruction information, insurance condition information, said insurance trader, said insurance premium rate, and the like are extracted from information stored in a database.

16. A cargo insurance information making apparatus comprising:

storing means for storing shipping instruction information to be used as detailed cargo information;

storing means for storing information such as insurance conditions as a calculation standard of insurance;

storing means for storing nominated insurance traders;

storing means for insurance premium rate information; and

calculation means for calculating the insurance and an insurance premium on a basis of each of the information;

whereby

insurance information being electronic data is made on a basis of the calculated insurance, the calculated insurance premium rate and the shipping instruction information used for calculation of the insurance and the insurance premium rate.

17. The cargo insurance information making apparatus according to claim 16, wherein

said insurance information is insurance offering information or insurance bill information.

18. The cargo insurance information making apparatus according to claim 16, wherein

said shipping instruction information includes at least physical distribution basic six information.

19. A cargo insurance information making system in which a site to transmit a cargo shipping instruction and a site on an insurance trader side are mutually connected with a communication network line and information circulates as electronic data, the site on the shipping instruction side being equipped with cargo insurance information making means, said cargo insurance information making means comprising:

storing means for storing shipping instruction information to be utilized as detailed cargo information;

storing means for storing information such as an insurance condition being a calculation standard of insurance;

storing means for storing nominated insurance traders;

storing means for storing information of an insurance premium rate; and

calculating means for calculating the insurance and an insurance premium on a basis of each of the information;

said cargo insurance information making means making insurance information being electronic data on a basis of the calculated insurance, the calculated insurance premium rate and the shipping instruction information, the site on the insurance trader side being equipped with bill issuing means for issuing an insurance bill when the bill issuing means acknowledges the insurance information, the insurance information being insurance offering information, said bill issuing means receiving the insurance information through the communication network line.

20. The cargo insurance information making system according to claim 19, wherein

said shipping insurance information includes at least physical distribution basic six information.

21-27. -27. (canceled)