Electronic acknowledgment of receipt of inventory
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1. A system for tracking status of an inventory shipment sent to a recipient, the system comprising:
- a host computer for receiving an electronic acknowledgement of receipt of inventory from the recipient, the host computer being configured to automatically transmit a message to the recipient requesting acknowledgement of receipt of inventory if the electronic acknowledgement is not received within a first predetermined amount of time; and
a terminal in communication with the host computer, the terminal being configured to transmit the electronic acknowledgement to the host computer and to receive the message from the host computer;
wherein the terminal is further configured to automatically inhibit operation of the terminal if the terminal is not instructed to print the message within a second, predetermined amount of time.
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Abstract
A method for tracking status of an inventory shipment sent to a recipient includes monitoring whether the recipient has transmitted an electronic acknowledgment of the status of the shipment; and automatically transmitting a message to the recipient requesting acknowledgment of receipt of inventory if the electronic acknowledgment is not transmitted by the recipient within a first predetermined amount of time.
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1. A system for tracking status of an inventory shipment sent to a recipient, the system comprising:
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a host computer for receiving an electronic acknowledgement of receipt of inventory from the recipient, the host computer being configured to automatically transmit a message to the recipient requesting acknowledgement of receipt of inventory if the electronic acknowledgement is not received within a first predetermined amount of time; and a terminal in communication with the host computer, the terminal being configured to transmit the electronic acknowledgement to the host computer and to receive the message from the host computer;
wherein the terminal is further configured to automatically inhibit operation of the terminal if the terminal is not instructed to print the message within a second, predetermined amount of time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 7, 9)
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5. A system for tracking status of an inventory shipment sent to a recipient, the system comprising:
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a host computer for receiving an electronic acknowledgement of receipt of inventory from the recipient, the host computer being configured to automatically transmit a message to the recipient requesting acknowledgement of receipt of inventory if the electronic acknowledgement is not received within a first predetermined amount of time; and a terminal in communication with the host computer, the terminal being configured to transmit the electronic acknowledgement to the host computer and to receive the message from the host computer;
wherein the host computer is further configured to inhibit operation of the terminal if the recipient does not respond to the message within a second, predetermined amount of time. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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8. A system for tracking status of an inventory shipment sent to a recipient, the system comprising:
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a terminal for transmitting an electronic acknowledgment of receipt of inventory; and a host computer in communication with the terminal for receiving the electronic acknowledgment, the host computer being configured to automatically transmit a message to the terminal requesting acknowledgment of receipt of inventory if the electronic acknowledgment is not received within a first, predetermined amount of time, the host computer further being configured to inhibit operation of the terminal if the terminal does not transmit the electronic acknowledgment within a second, predetermined amount of time.
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10. A system for tracking status of an inventory shipment sent to a recipient, the system comprising:
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a terminal disposable at a first location and being configured to transmit an electronic acknowledgment of receipt of inventory; and a host computer disposable at a second location different that the first location, the host computer being operable to transmit a message to the terminal indicating that the inventory shipment has been sent, the host computer further being configured to receive the electronic acknowledgment from the terminal, and to automatically transmit a message to the terminal requesting acknowledgment of receipt of inventory if the electronic acknowledgment is not received within a first, predetermined amount of time, the host computer also being operable to send a command to the terminal to inhibit operation of the terminal if the terminal does not transmit the electronic acknowledgment within a second, predetermined amount of time.
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