Export license compliance system (“ELCS”) using controlled communications
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1. A computerized system for export license compliance, comprising:
- a computer for receiving and for sending export related information;
a website configuredto receive, store, and post license information from at least one exporter that is licensed to export an item, the license information including at least information on the validity period of the license,to receive, store, and post distributor information from at least one distributor that receives the item from the exporter and is authorized by the license to sell the item, the distributor information including at least a date of re-export of the item, andto receive, store, and post consignee information from at least one consignee that is a customer of the at least one distributor, the consignee information including at least a date of receipt of a shipment from the distributor;
a notifier that provides to the website a first specified time period for receiving the distributor information and a second specified time period for receiving the consignee information, whereinthe website is configured to automatically transmit notifications to at least one of the exporter and the distributor in the event the distributor fails to post the date of re-export of the item to the website before the first specified time period elapses, andthe website is configured to automatically transmit notifications to at least one of the exporter and the consignee in the event the consignee fails to post the date of receipt of the shipment from the distributor before the second specified time period elapses; and
a log contained on the website for providing to the exporter the times and dates that consignee information and distributor information was posted to the website by the at least one consignee and the at least one distributor.
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Abstract
An internet based method and system for communicating terms and conditions of an issued export license to all parties (e.g., exporter, distributor, consignee) in a transaction. The system directs prescribed export related messages from the exporter to the parties. The messages include instructions to the recipients to take certain actions required by the export license terms, and directs those parties to report the results back to the exporter.
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1. A computerized system for export license compliance, comprising:
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a computer for receiving and for sending export related information; a website configured to receive, store, and post license information from at least one exporter that is licensed to export an item, the license information including at least information on the validity period of the license, to receive, store, and post distributor information from at least one distributor that receives the item from the exporter and is authorized by the license to sell the item, the distributor information including at least a date of re-export of the item, and to receive, store, and post consignee information from at least one consignee that is a customer of the at least one distributor, the consignee information including at least a date of receipt of a shipment from the distributor; a notifier that provides to the website a first specified time period for receiving the distributor information and a second specified time period for receiving the consignee information, wherein the website is configured to automatically transmit notifications to at least one of the exporter and the distributor in the event the distributor fails to post the date of re-export of the item to the website before the first specified time period elapses, and the website is configured to automatically transmit notifications to at least one of the exporter and the consignee in the event the consignee fails to post the date of receipt of the shipment from the distributor before the second specified time period elapses; and a log contained on the website for providing to the exporter the times and dates that consignee information and distributor information was posted to the website by the at least one consignee and the at least one distributor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 15, 16)
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8. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium containing a program configured to generate an export license compliance system, the program comprising:
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a module for instructing a microprocessor acting in conjunction with logic device memory to generate a website through a network connection, wherein the website is configured to receive, store, and post license information from at least one exporter that is licensed to export an item to a country, the license information including at least information on the validity period of the license, receive store, and post distributor information from at least one distributor that receives the item from the exporter and is authorized by the license to sell the item, the distributor license information including at least a date of re-export of the item, and to receive, store, and post consignee information from at least one consignee that is a customer of the at least one distributor, the consignee information including at least a date of receipt of a shipment from the distributor; a website configuring module for providing a first deadline for receiving the date of re-export of the item and a second deadline for receiving the date of receipt of the shipment from the distributor and for automatically notifying the distributor of the first deadline and automatically notifying the consignee of the second deadline, through the network connection; a website notifying module programmed to automatically notify the at least one exporter, distributor, and consignee of posted distributor information and consignee information relevant to their respective export role, to automatically notify at least one of the exporter and the distributor if the distributor fails to post the date of re-export of the item by the first deadline, and to automatically notify at least one of the exporter and the consignee if the consignee fails to post the date of receipt of the shipment by the second deadline; and a logging module for logging dates and times of website-information posted through the network connection. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18)
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