Patent ID: 9646282
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: G06Q

Claim:
1. A rate structuring system for determining a rate adjustment for at least one service point within a geographical area, said system comprising: one or more memory storage areas containing at least rate data and one or more parameters, said rate data comprising existing rates for delivery of packages to each discrete one of said at least one service points within said geographical area, said geographical area corresponding to an area having a single zip-code; and one or more computer processors configured to: (A) receive service point data, said service point data comprising one or more real-time observed characteristics associated with delivery of at least one package to one or more of said at least one service points within said geographical area; (B) retrieve at least a portion of said rate data contained in the one or more memory storage areas; (C) calculate at least one of cost data or profit data for each service point associated with said received service point data; (D) compare said calculated at least one of cost data or profit data against said one or more parameters contained in the one or more memory storage areas; (E) in response to at least a portion of said calculated data differing from at least one of said one or more parameters, automatically based thereon generate rate adjustment instructions, said instructions being configured for facilitating automatic implementation of an adjustment to said rate data for each service point associated with said received service point data; and (F) upon generation of said rate adjustment instructions, automatically transmit said rate adjustment instructions to at least one or more shipping request systems associated with and distinct from said rate structuring system for automatic implementation of said adjustment to said rate data so as to ensure said one or more users are presented with and incur updated rate data based upon a rate schedule incorporating said adjustment for each service point associated with said received service point data.