Estimated time of arrival (ETA) systems and methods
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1. A system for diverting a quantity of in-transit units having a product number, comprising:
- a terminal configured to transmit to the diversion control server product inquiry information including the product number;
a diversion control server including a processor configured to calculate a plurality of estimated time of arrivals to a plurality of destinations for a plurality of in-transit units having the product number and a due date associated with the plurality of estimated time of arrivals by which a diversion request must be completed to cause the quantity of in-transit units having the product number to be diverted to at least one destination, wherein the diversion request is based in part on the calculated estimated time of arrivals; and
the terminal further configured to receive from the diversion control server the plurality of estimated time of arrivals to the at least one destination and the due date, and to transmit to the diversion control server the diversion request to cause the diversion control server to divert the quantity of in-transit units.
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Abstract
A system on a network provides estimated time of arrival information to a client located on the network. The system is adapted to present to the client pages for eliciting a product inquiry including a product number. The system receives the product inquiry, determines estimated time of arrivals for various destinations for at least one in-transit unit having the product number, and transmits to the client the estimated time of arrivals.
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1. A system for diverting a quantity of in-transit units having a product number, comprising:
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a terminal configured to transmit to the diversion control server product inquiry information including the product number; a diversion control server including a processor configured to calculate a plurality of estimated time of arrivals to a plurality of destinations for a plurality of in-transit units having the product number and a due date associated with the plurality of estimated time of arrivals by which a diversion request must be completed to cause the quantity of in-transit units having the product number to be diverted to at least one destination, wherein the diversion request is based in part on the calculated estimated time of arrivals; and the terminal further configured to receive from the diversion control server the plurality of estimated time of arrivals to the at least one destination and the due date, and to transmit to the diversion control server the diversion request to cause the diversion control server to divert the quantity of in-transit units. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of diverting a quantity of in-transit units having a product number, the method comprising the steps of:
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transmitting product inquiry information including the product number; calculating a plurality of estimated time of arrivals to a plurality of destinations for a plurality of in-transit units having the product number and a due date associated with the plurality of estimated time of arrivals by which a diversion request must be completed to cause the quantity of in-transit units having the product number to be diverted to at least one destination, wherein the diversion request is based in part on the calculated estimated time of arrivals; receiving the plurality of estimated time of arrivals to the at least one destination and the due date; and transmitting the diversion request to cause the quantity of in-transit units to be diverted. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 26)
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23. A system for diverting a quantity of in-transit units having a product number, the system comprising:
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means for transmitting product inquiry information including the product number; means for calculating a plurality of estimated time of arrivals to a plurality of destinations for a plurality of in-transit units having the product number and a due date associated with the plurality of estimated time of arrivals by which a diversion request must be completed to cause the quantity of in-transit units to be diverted to at least one destination, wherein the diversion request is based in part on the calculated estimated time of arrivals; means for receiving the plurality of estimated time of arrivals to the at least one destination and the due date; and means for transmitting the diversion request to cause the quantity of in-transit units to be diverted. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon code which when executed by a computer system causes the computer system to perform:
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transmitting product inquiry information including a product number; calculating a plurality of estimated time of arrivals to a plurality of destinations for a plurality of in-transit unit having the product number and a due date associated with the plurality of estimated time of arrivals by which a diversion request must be completed to cause a quantity of in-transit units having the product number to be diverted to at least one destination, wherein the diversion request is based in part on the calculated estimated time of arrivals; receiving the plurality of estimated time of arrivals to the at least one destination and the due date; and transmitting the diversion request to cause the quantity of in-transit units to be diverted. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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