Gary Clements

US Patent:

7725406, May 25, 2010

Filed:

Mar 30, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/814958

Inventors:

Dale Black - Louisville KY, US
Gary Clements - Louisville KY, US

Assignee:

United Parcel Service of America, Inc. - Atlanta GA

International Classification:

G06Q 10/00
G06F 17/00

US Classification:

705331, 705400

Abstract:

Systems and methods are disclosed for a brokerage operations support system to facilitate international shipping of goods into a country. The system receives information pertaining to a shipment and rates the shipment for a specific country by applying rules defined for the country's customs regulations. Status information of the shipment is received by the system, including whether the shipment has cleared the importing country's customs process. If the shipment has not cleared, the handling systems ensure the shipment is withheld from delivery until clearance is obtained. A flexible system architecture comprising a server and both attended and unattended workstations for a core system that can be modified to allow rating and processing of shipments occur in various modes to accommodate the procedures for each importing country.

US Patent:

20100179896, Jul 15, 2010

Filed:

Mar 26, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/732742

Inventors:

Dale Black - Louisville KY, US
Gary Clements - Louisville KY, US

International Classification:

G06Q 50/00
G06Q 30/00
G06Q 10/00
G06F 17/30
G06F 15/16

US Classification:

705 34, 705331, 705404, 707705, 709204

Abstract:

Systems and methods are disclosed for a brokerage operations support system to facilitate international shipping of goods into a country. The system receives information pertaining to a shipment and rates the shipment for a specific country by applying rules defined for the country's customs regulations. Status information of the shipment is received by the system, including whether the shipment has cleared the importing country's customs process. If the shipment has not cleared, the handling systems ensure the shipment is withheld from delivery until clearance is obtained. A flexible system architecture comprising a server and both attended and unattended workstations for a core system that can be modified to allow rating and processing of shipments occur in various modes to accommodate the procedures for each importing country.

US Patent:

20120123921, May 17, 2012

Filed:

Jan 20, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/354817

Inventors:

DALE BLACK - LOUISVILLE KY, US
GARY CLEMENTS - LOUISVILLE KY, US

Assignee:

UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA, INC. - ATLANTA GA

International Classification:

G06Q 10/08
G06Q 30/04

US Classification:

705 34, 705331

Abstract:

Systems and methods are disclosed for a brokerage operations support system to facilitate international shipping of goods into a country. The system receives information pertaining to a shipment and rates the shipment for a specific country by applying rules defined for the country's customs regulations. Status information of the shipment is received by the system, including whether the shipment has cleared the importing country's customs process. If the shipment has not cleared, the handling systems ensure the shipment is withheld from delivery until clearance is obtained. A flexible system architecture comprising a server and both attended and unattended workstations for a core system that can be modified to allow rating and processing of shipments occur in various modes to accommodate the procedures for each importing country.