AIR WAYBILL FISCAL CONTROL AND AUTHORIZATION

• US 20120072365A1
• Filed: 09/21/2010
• Published: 03/22/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 09/21/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Joanne Jancik, Newton Rocha, William A. Loebertmann
• Original Assignee: Joanne Jancik, Newton Rocha, William A. Loebertmann
• Inventors: Loebertmann, William A., Jancik, JoAnne, Rocha, Newton
• Application Number:
  US12/886,946
• Publication Number:
  US 20120072365A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/342
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/083 Shipping
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/10 Tax strategies

Abstract

Air waybills may be used by governments to aid in tax collection efforts. Conventionally, air waybills are printed on forms with pre-printed air waybill numbers and the number from the form entered into electronic storage. The air waybills may be used by some governments to assess taxes. New government rules allow the submission of electronic air waybills to government servers for tax enforcement. Electronic air waybills may be implemented by a computer system to increase the efficiency and productivity when accounting for shipments through a county. For example, air waybill numbers and fiscal identifier numbers may be assigned to an air waybill electronically. The air waybill is then transmitted to the government server for approval. Upon acceptance by the government of the air waybill the computer system may print the issued waybill.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving information to create an air waybill (AWB);

assigning an AWB number and a fiscal number to the AWB;

sending the AWB to an authorization server; and

receiving an authorization response from the authorization server before issuing the AWB.

2. The method of claim 1, in which sending the AWB comprises sending an XML file.

3. The method of claim 2, in which sending the XML file to the authorization server comprises sending the XML file to the government authorization server.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising issuing the AWB when a positive authorization response is received from the authorization server.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying a request for additional information when a negative authorization response is received from the authorization server.

6. The method of claim 1, in which assigning the fiscal number to the AWB comprises assigning a series number and a counter identification.

7. The method of claim 1, in which assigning the fiscal number comprises assigning the fiscal number based, in part, on at least one of an airport, a territory, and a sequential number.

8. A computer program product, comprising:

a computer-readable medium comprising;

code to receive information to create an air waybill (AWB);

code to assign an AWB number and a fiscal number to the AWB;

code to send the AWB to an authorization server; and

code to receive an authorization response from the authorization server before issuing the AWB.

9. The computer program product of claim 8, in which the code to send the AWB sends the AWB as an XML file.

10. The computer program product of claim 9, in which the code to send the XML file sends the XML file to the government authorization server.

11. The computer program product of claim 8, in which the medium further comprises code to issue the AWB if a positive authorization response is received from the authorization server.

12. The computer program product of claim 8, in which the medium further comprises code to display a request for additional information when a negative authorization response is received from the authorization server.

13. The computer program product of claim 8, in which the code to assign the fiscal number to the AWB assigns a series number and a counter identification to the AWB.

14. The computer program product of claim 8, in which the code to assign the fiscal number assigns the fiscal number based, in part, on at least one of an airport, a territory, and a sequential number.

15. An apparatus, comprising:

at least one processor; and

a memory coupled to the at least one processor,

in which the at least one processor is configured;

to receive information to create an air waybill (AWB);

to assign an AWB number and a fiscal number to the AWB;

to send the AWB to an authorization server; and

to receive an authorization response from the authorization server before issuing the AWB.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, in which the processor is configured to send the AWB as an XML file.

17. The apparatus of claim 16, in which the processor is configured to send the XML file to the government authorization server.

18. The apparatus of claim 15, in which the processor is further configured to issue the AWB if a positive authorization response is received from the authorization server.

19. The apparatus of claim 15, in which the processor is further configured to display a request for additional information when a negative authorization response is received from the authorization server

20. The apparatus of claim 15, in which the processor is configured to assign a series number and a counter identification as the fiscal number to the AWB.