Logistics management system having task-oriented user interface
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a host computer configured to perform logistics management tasks for managing freight shipments, wherein each of the logistics management tasks requires completion of a corresponding set of activities by a remote user; and
a user interface module generating a user interface having a plurality of windows for accessing the host computer to perform the logistics management tasks,wherein the user interface module generates each of the plurality of windows for performing the logistics management tasks to include an item selection region to receive criteria for selecting one or more of items associated with the freight shipments, one or more activity regions to receive activity data for the activities, and an action input region to receive action input specifying one of the logistics management tasks, andwherein, in response to receiving the action data via one or more of the activity regions of a single one of the windows, the host computing system processes the activity data captured within the single one of the window to complete the one of the logistics management tasks specified within the action input region of the single one of the windows.
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Abstract
A logistics management system is described that includes a host computer that performs logistics management tasks for shipment items, and a user interface module that presents a user interface for the host computer. The user interface module generates a user interface having windows for performing the logistics management tasks. The user interface module generates each of the windows to include an item selection region to receive criteria for selecting one or more of items associated with the freight shipments, one or more activity regions to receive activity data for the activities, and an action input region to receive action input specifying one of the logistics management tasks. The host computing system processes the activity data captured with a single window to complete the specified logistics management task in response to the action input received from a user.
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25 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a host computer configured to perform logistics management tasks for managing freight shipments, wherein each of the logistics management tasks requires completion of a corresponding set of activities by a remote user; and a user interface module generating a user interface having a plurality of windows for accessing the host computer to perform the logistics management tasks, wherein the user interface module generates each of the plurality of windows for performing the logistics management tasks to include an item selection region to receive criteria for selecting one or more of items associated with the freight shipments, one or more activity regions to receive activity data for the activities, and an action input region to receive action input specifying one of the logistics management tasks, and wherein, in response to receiving the action data via one or more of the activity regions of a single one of the windows, the host computing system processes the activity data captured within the single one of the window to complete the one of the logistics management tasks specified within the action input region of the single one of the windows. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method comprising:
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generating a plurality of user interface windows for accessing a host computer to perform logistics management tasks for managing freight shipments; presenting each of the user interface windows to include an item selection region; receiving criteria for selecting one or more of items associated with freight shipments, one or more activity regions to receive activity data for activities, and an action input region to receive action input specifying a logistics management task; and processing the activity data received in a single one of the windows in response to capturing the action input within the single one of the windows to perform each of the activities to complete the specified logistics management task. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system comprising:
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a computing means for performing logistics management tasks to manage freight shipments, wherein each logistics management tasks requires completion of a corresponding set of activities; a network interface means for generating a user interface having windows to receive data for performing the logistics management tasks; and a display means for presenting the user interface to a user, wherein the network interface means generates each of the windows to include an item selection region to receive criteria for selecting one or more of items associated with the freight shipments, one or more activity regions to receive activity data for the activities, and an action input region to receive action input specifying one of the logistics management tasks, and wherein in response to receiving the action data via one of the windows the computing means processes the activity data captured within the single one of the windows to complete the specified logistics management task. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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