Data processing: generic control systems or specific application – Specific application – apparatus or process – Product assembly or manufacturing
Reexamination Certificate
2006-01-03
2006-01-03
Rones, Charles (Department: 2164)
Data processing: generic control systems or specific application
Specific application, apparatus or process
Product assembly or manufacturing
C700S029000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06983186
ABSTRACT:
Currently lacking are effective and accurate tools to help petroleum traders and logistics personnel to make better decisions, collaborate in real-time and negotiate deals in a private and secure environment. The present invention addresses this and other needs in the industry.In particular, the present invention provides a non-client computer resident method optimizes vessel scheduling by aggregating vessel information. At least some of the vessel information is automatically downloaded from an electronic source. The aggregated vessel information is stored in a vessel information database comprising vessel information database records. Information is obtained about a potential vessel contracting transaction. The vessel information database is searched in a real-time manner to match the potential vessel contracting transaction to at least one of the vessel information database records such that the vessel contracting transaction is optimized. At least one of the optimized vessel contracting transactions is then reported. Optimization factors used to produce the optimized vessel contracting transactions include lowest cost and fastest delivery.
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Allen Michael D.
Bartel Wayne C.
Cohn Barry H.
Dietrich Donald A.
Doyle Stephen J.
Aspen Technology Inc.
Hamilton Brook Smith & Reynolds P.C.
Ortiz Belix M.
Rones Charles
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