Aggregate transit times

• US 20060085240A1
• Filed: 12/01/2005
• Published: 04/20/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 10/15/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Rearden Commerce Inc
• Original Assignee: Rearden Commerce Inc
• Inventors: Forshaw, David, Ayer, Narayan, Salehi-sedeh, Masoud
• Application Number:
  US11/293,316
• Publication Number:
  US 20060085240A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/7
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/08 Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0875 Itemisation or classification of parts, supplies or services, e.g. bill of materials

Abstract

A method and system to provide aggregate transit time. In one embodiment, the method, which may be performed by a system, comprises receiving information identifying a shipping destination; and in response to the information, providing data related to on-time performance for one or more shipping vendors providing shipping services to the destination.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving information identifying a shipping destination;

in response to the information, providing data related to on-time performance for one or more shipping vendors providing shipping services to the destination.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving further comprises an origin of the shipping and a date of shipment.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving further comprises receiving multiple destinations.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the providing further comprises providing on-time performance for the multiple destinations.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving further comprises receiving information identifying shipping destination by at least one of zip-code, street address, state, postal route, and telephone number.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving further comprises receiving identification of multiple shipping vendors.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the providing further comprises providing on-time performance data for multiple shipping vendors for the destination.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving further comprises receiving identification of one or more shipping methods.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the providing further comprises providing on-time performance data for one or more of the shipping methods.

10. A machine-readable medium having stored thereon a set of instructions which when executed perform a method comprising:

receiving information identifying a shipping destination;

in response to the information, providing data related to on-time performance for one or more shipping vendors providing shipping services to the destination.

11. The machine-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the receiving further comprises an origin of the shipping and a date of shipment.

12. The machine-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the receiving further comprises receiving multiple destinations.

13. The machine-readable medium of claim 12, wherein the providing further comprises providing on-time performance for the multiple destinations.

14. The machine-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the receiving further comprises receiving information identifying shipping destination by at least one of zip-code, street address, state, postal route, and telephone number.

15. The machine-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the receiving further comprises receiving identification of multiple shipping vendors.

16. The machine-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the providing further comprises providing on-time performance data for multiple shipping vendors for the destination.

17. The machine-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the receiving further comprises receiving identification of one or more shipping methods.

18. The machine-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the providing further comprises providing on-time performance data for one or more of the shipping methods.

19. A system comprising:

a means for receiving information identifying a shipping destination;

a means for providing data related to on-time performance for one or more shipping vendors providing shipping services to the destination, in response to the information.