Method and system for automatically detecting that international shipment movement has satisfied a threshold condition
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1. A method of secure and reliable automatic recognition of threshold condition satisfaction related to international reporting of shipment movement, the method including;
- exposing a registration module via a public or private network;
registering computerized data sources in a plurality of countries involved in international shipment movement to report the shipment movement, includingestablishing a secure connection,authenticating the computerized data source andexposing a reporting module via the public or private network consistent with assigned roles for the computerized data sources;
establishing a computerized database of particular threshold conditions and required particular supporting logistical documents;
computing the particular threshold conditions of interest and associated logistical document collection requirements by automatically translating INCO shipping terminology as applicable to particular shipment movements;
accepting from the computerized data sources reports of the particular shipment movements and automatically linking the reports to the required particular supporting logistical documents provided by the computerized data sources;
accepting an electronically submitted invoice and automatically linking the invoice to the particular shipment movements; and
monitoring, using a computer, the reports and comparing them to the threshold conditions, notifying at least one interested party who is not moving shipments that the particular shipment movement has reached the particular threshold condition and that the required supporting logistical documents have been linked, and exposing the linked supporting logistical documents and the invoice to the interested party.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a network that tracks international shipments. In particular, it relates to automatic linking of supporting documents to electronic reports of shipment movements, including cross-border movements, and automatic detection when a shipment movement has reached a threshold condition, which may to be reported to an interested party, such as a bank.
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10 Claims
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1. A method of secure and reliable automatic recognition of threshold condition satisfaction related to international reporting of shipment movement, the method including;
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exposing a registration module via a public or private network; registering computerized data sources in a plurality of countries involved in international shipment movement to report the shipment movement, including establishing a secure connection, authenticating the computerized data source and exposing a reporting module via the public or private network consistent with assigned roles for the computerized data sources; establishing a computerized database of particular threshold conditions and required particular supporting logistical documents; computing the particular threshold conditions of interest and associated logistical document collection requirements by automatically translating INCO shipping terminology as applicable to particular shipment movements; accepting from the computerized data sources reports of the particular shipment movements and automatically linking the reports to the required particular supporting logistical documents provided by the computerized data sources; accepting an electronically submitted invoice and automatically linking the invoice to the particular shipment movements; and monitoring, using a computer, the reports and comparing them to the threshold conditions, notifying at least one interested party who is not moving shipments that the particular shipment movement has reached the particular threshold condition and that the required supporting logistical documents have been linked, and exposing the linked supporting logistical documents and the invoice to the interested party. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A server-based system including:
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at least one secure network connection; a computer with resources coupled to the secure network connection adapted to expose a registration module via a public or private network; register data sources in a plurality of countries involved in international shipment movement to report the shipment movement, including establishing a secure connection, authenticating the data source and exposing a reporting module via the public or private network consistent with assigned roles for the data sources; establish a database of particular threshold conditions and required particular supporting logistical documents; compute the particular threshold conditions of interest and associated logistical document collection requirements by automatically translating INCO shipping terminology as applicable to particular shipment movements; accept from the data sources reports of the particular shipment movements and automatically linking the reports to the required particular supporting logistical documents provided by the data sources; accept an electronically submitted invoice and automatically linking the invoice to the particular shipment movements; and monitor the reports and comparing them to the threshold conditions, notifying at least one interested party who is not moving shipments that the particular shipment movement has reached the particular threshold condition and that the required supporting logistical documents have been linked, and exposing the linked supporting logistical documents and the invoice to the interested party.
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10. One or more machine readable memories impressed with logic adapted to
expose a registration module via a public or private network; -
register data sources in a plurality of countries involved in international shipment movement to report the shipment movement, including establishing a secure connection. authenticating the data source and exposing a reporting module via the public or private network consistent with assigned roles for the data sources; establish a database of particular threshold conditions and required particular supporting logistical documents; compute the particular threshold conditions of interest and associated logistical document collection requirements by automatically translating INCO shipping terminology as applicable to particular shipment movements; accept from the data sources reports of the particular shipment movements and automatically linking the reports to the required particular supporting logistical documents provided by the data sources; accept an electronically submitted invoice and automatically linking the invoice to the particular shipment movements; and monitor the reports and comparing them to the threshold conditions, notifying at least one interested party who is not moving shipments that the particular shipment movement has reached the particular threshold condition and that the required supporting logistical documents have been linked, and exposing the linked supporting logistical documents and the invoice to the interested party.
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