LOAD BOARD WITH DATA AUTHENTICITY AND VIRTUAL COMMUNITIES

• US 20140195457A1
• Filed: 03/14/2013
• Published: 07/10/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 01/04/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Trakkx Com LLC
• Original Assignee: Trakkx Com LLC
• Inventors: LOZITO, John
• Application Number:
  US13/830,215
• Publication Number:
  US 20140195457A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/334
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0834 Choice of carriers

Abstract

Freight transport load board platforms, systems, and applications comprising: a software module configured to allow creation of an availability post, the availability post comprising freight transport equipment information or freight information; a software module configured to allow creation of an order, the order comprising freight transport equipment information associated with freight information; and a software module configured to provide a user console display, the display comprising availability posts and orders; provided that the freight transport equipment information comprises information derived directly and automatically from an electronic device physically connected to the freight transport equipment, including methods of using the same.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising the steps of:

a. monitoring, by a processor, a plurality of activities in an environment for providing freight transportation information;

b. storing, by the processor, the plurality of activities in a database;

c. generating, by the processor, a feed of the activities, the feed for presentation to at least one viewing user and relating to one or more activities performed by another user;

d. limiting access, by the processor, to the feed to provide a set of viewing users; and

e. displaying, by the processor, the feed to at least one viewing user of the set of viewing users.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the environment for providing freight transportation information comprises:

a transportation management system, a procurement system, or a load board.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the activities comprise posts indicating the availability of freight transport equipment.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the posts indicating the availability of freight transport equipment comprise freight transport equipment information derived directly and automatically from an electronic device physically connected to the freight transport equipment.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein limiting access is based on the existence of a partnership between the performing user and the viewing user.

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16. A non-transitory computer-readable storage media encoded with a computer program including instructions executable by a processor to create a load board application, the application comprising:

a. a software module configured to allow creation of an availability post, the availability post comprising freight transport equipment information or freight information;

b. a software module configured to allow creation of an order, the order comprising freight transport equipment information associated with freight information; and

c. a software module configured to provide a user console display, the display comprising availability posts and orders;

provided that the freight transport equipment information comprises information derived directly and automatically from an electronic device physically connected to the freight transport equipment.

17. The media of claim 16, wherein the electronic device physically connected to the freight transport equipment comprises a GPS chip and cellular modem.

18. The media of claim 16, wherein the freight transport equipment is a:

tractor, trailer, shipping container, rail car, aircraft, or watercraft.

19. The media of claim 16, wherein the freight transport equipment information comprises:

location and load status.

20. The media of claim 19, wherein the freight transport equipment information comprises:

type of freight transport equipment, operator, and carrier.

23. The media of claim 16, wherein each order displayed by the user console display comprises freight transport equipment information including one or more of:

telemetry information and freight integrity information.

24. The media of claim 23, wherein the telemetry information comprises at least one of:

location, speed, direction, and altitude.

25. The media of claim 24, wherein the telemetry information is displayed on a map.

29. The media of claim 16, wherein the application further comprises a software module configured to allow creation of partnerships between users, a partnership created by an electronic request followed by an acknowledgement.

30. The media of claim 29, wherein a partnership is between one or more of:

a shipper, a carrier, a broker, a transport equipment owner, a transport equipment operator, a receiver, an insurer, and a factoring company.

31. The media of claim 29, wherein the user console display comprises tools to sort or filter availability posts and orders based on one or more created partnerships.

32. The media of claim 29, wherein created availability posts are optionally displayed first to partners and subsequently to non-partners after passage of a delay period.

34. The media of claim 16, wherein the module configured to allow creation of an availability post assigns a level of data authenticity.

35. The media of claim 34, wherein the level of data authenticity is based on method of installation of the electronic device physically connected to the freight transport equipment.

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48. A data authenticated load board platform comprising:

a. a plurality of electronic devices, each device physically connected to a piece of freight transport equipment, each device configured to transmit freight transport equipment information to a load board application; and

b. a server comprising a processor configured to provide a load board application, the application comprising;

i. a software module configured to allow creation of an availability post, the availability post comprising the transmitted freight transport equipment information or freight information;

ii. a software module configured to allow creation of an order, the order comprising the transmitted freight transport equipment information associated with freight information; and

iii. a software module configured to provide a user console display, the display comprising availability posts and orders.