Inbound receiving system
First Claim
1. A method for receiving inbound shipments, the method comprising:
- decoding bar code information associated with a received shipment;
identifying shipping information from the decoded bar code information;
searching a database for information associated with the identified shipping information; and
generating a report concerning the identified shipping information and the associated information found in the database.
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Abstract
Systems and methods of the present invention for receiving inbound shipments are provided. Bar code information may be decoded, and various types of information can be identified from the decoded bar code information. Such information may include, for example, recipient name, recipient address, a sender account number with the shipping vendor, etc. A database is searched based on such identified information. The database may further include other information associated with the identified information. A report including such information may be generated concerning the shipment. Such report may be stored and retrieved for reference when a future shipment with similar information is received.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for receiving inbound shipments, the method comprising:
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decoding bar code information associated with a received shipment; identifying shipping information from the decoded bar code information; searching a database for information associated with the identified shipping information; and generating a report concerning the identified shipping information and the associated information found in the database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for receiving inbound shipments, the system comprising:
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a memory configured to store shipping information; and a processor configured to decode bar code information associated with a received shipment identify shipping information from the decoded bar code information; search memory for information associated with the identified shipping information; and generate a report concerning the identified shipping information the associated information found in memory; and an interface configured to display the generated report concerning the identified shipping information the associated information found in memory. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer-readable storage medium, having embodied thereon a program, the program being executable by a processor to perform a method for receiving inbound shipments, the method comprising:
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decoding bar code information associated with a received shipment; identifying shipping information from the decoded bar code information; searching a database for information associated with the identified shipping information; and generating a report concerning the identified shipping information and the associated information found in the database.
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