CROSS-BORDER SHIPPING SOLUTION
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1. A cross-border shipping system comprising:
- a transaction module configured to access information from a cross-border commercial transaction between a seller and a buyer for an item in an online marketplace;
a virtual shipping carrier service module configured to generate a virtual shipping carrier service for the cross-border commercial transaction using at least one of a plurality of shipping carriers that are transparent to the seller and the buyer;
a storage device configured to store information from the cross-border commercial transaction and from the plurality of shipping carriers; and
a virtual shipping carrier tracking module configured to generate a tracking identifier for the virtual shipping carrier service, the tracking identifier identifying the cross-border commercial transaction and corresponding shipping carriers.
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Abstract
A cross-border shipping system is described. Information from a cross-border commercial transaction between a seller and a buyer for an item is accessed from an online marketplace. A virtual shipping carrier service is generated for the cross-border commercial transaction using at least one of the shipping carriers transparent to the seller and the buyer. A virtual tracking identifier is generated for the virtual shipping carrier service. The virtual tracking identifier identifies the cross-border commercial transaction and the corresponding shipping carriers.
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20 Claims
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1. A cross-border shipping system comprising:
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a transaction module configured to access information from a cross-border commercial transaction between a seller and a buyer for an item in an online marketplace; a virtual shipping carrier service module configured to generate a virtual shipping carrier service for the cross-border commercial transaction using at least one of a plurality of shipping carriers that are transparent to the seller and the buyer; a storage device configured to store information from the cross-border commercial transaction and from the plurality of shipping carriers; and a virtual shipping carrier tracking module configured to generate a tracking identifier for the virtual shipping carrier service, the tracking identifier identifying the cross-border commercial transaction and corresponding shipping carriers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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accessing information from a cross-border commercial transaction between a seller and a buyer for an item in an online marketplace; generating a virtual shipping carrier service for the cross-border commercial transaction using at least one of a plurality of shipping carriers that are transparent to the seller and the buyer; storing information from the cross-border commercial transaction and from the plurality of shipping carriers in a storage device; and generating, using a processor, a tracking identifier for the virtual shipping carrier service, the tracking identifier identifying the cross-border commercial transaction and corresponding shipping carriers. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a set of instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations, comprising:
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accessing information from a cross-border commercial transaction between a seller and a buyer for an item in an online marketplace; generating a virtual shipping carrier service for the cross-border commercial transaction using at least one of a plurality of shipping carriers that are transparent to the seller and the buyer; storing information from the cross-border commercial transaction and from the plurality of shipping carriers; and generating a tracking identifier for the virtual shipping carrier service, the tracking identifier identifying the cross-border commercial transaction and corresponding shipping carriers.
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