Method Apparatus, and System for Grouping Transportation Services
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1. A system for grouping transportation lanes included in a plurality of transportation lanes, wherein each transportation lane in the plurality of transportation lanes includes an origination location and a destination location and each transportation lane in the plurality of transportation lanes has an associated transport value, comprising:
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a memory coupled with the processor, wherein the memory is configured to provide the processor with instructions which when executed cause the processor to;
create an origination area;
create a destination area;
compile into a lot all lanes in the plurality of transportation lanes having origination locations falling within the origination area and destination locations falling within the destination area;
determine the number of carriers available to operate in a lot area comprising the origination area and the destination area; and
store the lot if it is determined that at least a predetermined number of carriers are available to operate in the lot area.
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Abstract
Grouping transportation lanes is disclosed. Transportation lanes include origination and destination location information, and also have associated values. The grouping includes creating an origination area, creating a destination area, compiling lanes into a lot, and making a determination with respect to the number of carriers available to operate in a lot area.
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1. A system for grouping transportation lanes included in a plurality of transportation lanes, wherein each transportation lane in the plurality of transportation lanes includes an origination location and a destination location and each transportation lane in the plurality of transportation lanes has an associated transport value, comprising:
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a processor; and a memory coupled with the processor, wherein the memory is configured to provide the processor with instructions which when executed cause the processor to; create an origination area; create a destination area; compile into a lot all lanes in the plurality of transportation lanes having origination locations falling within the origination area and destination locations falling within the destination area; determine the number of carriers available to operate in a lot area comprising the origination area and the destination area; and store the lot if it is determined that at least a predetermined number of carriers are available to operate in the lot area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of grouping transportation lanes included in a plurality of transportation lanes, wherein each transportation lane in the plurality of transportation lanes includes an origination location and a destination location and each transportation lane in the plurality of transportation lanes has an associated transport value, comprising:
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creating an origination area; creating a destination area; compiling into a lot all lanes in the plurality of transportation lanes having origination locations falling within the origination area and destination locations falling within the destination area; determining with a processor the number of carriers available to operate in a lot area comprising the origination area and the destination area; and storing the lot if it is determined that at least the predetermined number of carriers are available to operate in the lot area.
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20. A computer program product for grouping transportation lanes included in a plurality of transportation lanes, wherein each transportation lane in the plurality of transportation lanes includes an origination location and a destination location and each transportation lane in the plurality of transportation lanes has an associated transport value, the computer program product being embodied in a computer readable medium and comprising computer instructions for:
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creating an origination area; creating a destination area; compiling into a lot all lanes in the plurality of transportation lanes having origination locations falling within the origination area and destination locations falling within the destination area; determining the number of carriers available to operate in a lot area comprising the origination area and the destination area; and storing the lot if it is determined that at least the predetermined number of carriers are available to operate in the lot area.
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