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Gateway balancing

  • US 8,131,584 B2
  • Filed: 08/02/2007
  • Issued: 03/06/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/02/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer readable medium storing a computer program executed by a computer processor to effect a gateway balancing module for balancing shipments of a plurality of containers between a plurality of associated gateways, the module comprising:

  • a determine demand subcomponent adapted to determine de-consolidation demand on each of the plurality of associated gateways based upon a total number of containers associated with each of the gateways;

    a calculate containers subcomponent adapted to determine a handicapped de-consolidation demand on each of the plurality of associated gateways based upon de-consolidation complexity using computer software, one or more algorithms, or networking capabilities as part of the programming executed by the computer processor;

    a determine capacity subcomponent adapted to determine available de-consolidation capacity for each of the plurality of associated gateways using computer algorithms as part of the programming executed by the computer processor; and

    a generate balance recommendations subcomponent adapted to provide a user with a gateway balancing recommendation based upon a comparison of the handicapped gateway demand and the de-consolidation capacities of each of the plurality of associated gateways using computer algorithms and communications as part of the programming executed by the computer processor.

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