Transfer verification products and methods
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1. A documentation product comprising:
- a data compilation corresponding to a shipment including;
(a) identification of a carrier;
(b) identification of a destination; and
(c) identification of a first image;
wherein the first image depicts the shipment and the data compilation is viewed by a party that owns the shipment and modified to record an acknowledgement when possession of the shipment is transferred from a first entity directly to a second entity without transferring ownership from the first entity to the second entity, and the transfer is selected from the group consisting of (1) a physical transfer from a consignor of the shipment to a carrier at a place of initial pick-up of the shipment and (2) a physical transfer from a carrier to a consignee of the shipment at a place of final delivery of the shipment; and
wherein the shipment is proximate to the party that owns the shipment at the time of said transfer.
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Abstract
A documentation product and methods for using the product to check a shipment and take responsibility for a shipment are disclosed. The documentation product includes a transfer document that corresponds to a shipment. The transfer document includes identification of a carrier, identification of a destination, and identification of an image. The identified image depicts the shipment. The identified image can be compared with a received shipment such that discrepancies can be determined. The transfer document can also be acknowledged as corresponding to the shipment depicted at least in part by the image.
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15 Claims
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1. A documentation product comprising:
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a data compilation corresponding to a shipment including; (a) identification of a carrier; (b) identification of a destination; and (c) identification of a first image; wherein the first image depicts the shipment and the data compilation is viewed by a party that owns the shipment and modified to record an acknowledgement when possession of the shipment is transferred from a first entity directly to a second entity without transferring ownership from the first entity to the second entity, and the transfer is selected from the group consisting of (1) a physical transfer from a consignor of the shipment to a carrier at a place of initial pick-up of the shipment and (2) a physical transfer from a carrier to a consignee of the shipment at a place of final delivery of the shipment; and wherein the shipment is proximate to the party that owns the shipment at the time of said transfer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method of transferring a shipment comprising the steps of:
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viewing a data compilation corresponding to the shipment, the data compilation including; (a) identification of a carrier; (b) identification of a destination; and (c) identification of a first image that depicts the shipment; and physically transferring possession of the shipment from a first entity directly to a second entity, wherein one of the first and second entities is a party that owns the shipment and the other of the first and second entities is a carrier of the shipment; wherein the step of viewing the data compilation is performed by a party that owns the shipment at about the same time as the step of transferring; wherein the shipment is proximate to the party that owns the shipment at the time of the transfer; and wherein the step of physically transferring possession is selected from the group consisting of (1) a physical transfer from a consignor of the shipment to a carrier at a place of initial pick-up of the shipment and (2) a physical transfer from a carrier to a consignee of the shipment at a place of final delivery of the shipment. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of transferring a shipment comprising the steps of:
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viewing a data compilation corresponding to the shipment that includes; (a) identification of a carrier; (b) identification of a destination; and (c) identification of a first image; wherein the first image depicts the shipment and the data compilation is viewed by a party that owns the shipment; and modifying the compilation by recording an acknowledgment when possession of the shipment is transferred from a first entity directly to a second entity without transferring ownership from the first entity to the second entity, and the transfer is selected from the group consisting of (1) a physical transfer from a consignor of the shipment to a carrier at a place of initial pick-up of the shipment and (2) a physical transfer from a carrier to a consignee of the shipment at a place of final delivery of the shipment; and
wherein the shipment is proximate to the party that owns the shipment at the time of said transfer.- View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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