AUDITABLE MERCHANDISE DELIVERY USING AN ELECTRONIC BILL OF LADING
First Claim
1. A method for auditable tracking of a shipment, said method comprising:
- receiving a request from a shipper to ship a plurality of goods;
receiving logistics information from a logistics company in response to the request from the shipper;
receiving from the shipper a bill of lading associated with the plurality of goods;
subsequently, receiving from the logistics company data identifying a quantity of the plurality of goods delivered;
receiving an edited bill of lading, said received bill of lading being edited by a recipient responsive to an inspection by the recipient of the delivered plurality of goods; and
analyzing the received logistics information, the received bill of lading, the received data identifying the quantity of the plurality of goods delivered, and the received edited bill of lading.
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Abstract
A method for auditable tracking of a shipment is described. The method includes providing instructions for execution on a server and for execution on a mobile device. The instructions for execution on the server include at least one code segment configured to: receive a request from a shipper to ship a plurality of goods, receive logistics information from a logistics company in response to the request form the shipper, receive from the shipper a bill of lading (BOL), and receive from the logistics company data identifying a quantity of the plurality of goods that was delivered. The instructions for execution on the mobile device include at least one code segment configured to: enable a user to edit the BOL responsive to an inspection by the user of the delivered plurality of goods, and provide the edited BOL to the server, the shipper, and the logistics company.
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1. A method for auditable tracking of a shipment, said method comprising:
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receiving a request from a shipper to ship a plurality of goods; receiving logistics information from a logistics company in response to the request from the shipper; receiving from the shipper a bill of lading associated with the plurality of goods; subsequently, receiving from the logistics company data identifying a quantity of the plurality of goods delivered; receiving an edited bill of lading, said received bill of lading being edited by a recipient responsive to an inspection by the recipient of the delivered plurality of goods; and analyzing the received logistics information, the received bill of lading, the received data identifying the quantity of the plurality of goods delivered, and the received edited bill of lading. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An auditable tracking system comprising:
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a server configured to; receive a request from a shipper to ship a plurality of goods; receive a confirmation from a logistics company accepting the shipment request; and receive a bill of lading from the shipper; and a mobile device configured to; receive information corresponding to receipt of the plurality of goods at a delivery destination; edit the bill of lading in accordance with the information corresponding to receipt of the plurality of goods at the delivery destination; and provide the edited bill of lading to said server, the shipper, and the logistics company. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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