Data processing: financial – business practice – management – or co – Automated electrical financial or business practice or... – Electronic shopping
Patent
1997-11-21
2000-07-04
MacDonald, Allen R.
Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co
Automated electrical financial or business practice or...
Electronic shopping
705 8, 705 27, 345963, 345961, G07B 1700
Patent
active
060851708
ABSTRACT:
A delivery managing system for managing delivery of goods from a distribution center through an agent to a receiver is disclosed. A client provides at least schedule information of the receiver. A distribution server provides at least delivery schedule information and manages delivery of the goods. An agent server manages the commission on the goods by the agent. A data transmission network interconnects the client, the agent server and the distribution server. A means for determining the date and time for delivery of the delivery goods is provided, as well as for deciding the agent to be used, between said client and said distribution server. Also, a means for notifying of arrival and/or departure of the goods to and/or from the agent to at least one of the distribution server and said client is disclosed.
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Hitachi , Ltd.
MacDonald Allen R.
Patel Jagdish
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