Patent ID: 9218588
Filing Date: 2015-12-22
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A system for applying carrier shipping rates to one or more packages shipped via a carrier management system (CMS), said system comprising: a data center accessible via a network, the data center comprising a central portion of the CMS, rating data comprising information to rate costs of shipping packages with at least two carriers, and shipping data comprising information about shipping transactions that have been processed for shipping packages by the at least two carriers; a user terminal providing access to the data center over the network, the user terminal comprising: (A) one or more rating files comprising the information to rate the costs of shipping packages with the at least two carriers; (B) one or more shipping files; and (C) one or more application files comprising executable code for at least a local portion of the CMS, said user terminal being configured to: (A) in response to operating in an online mode and able to access the data center via the network: (B) in response to operating in an offline mode and not able to access the data center via the network: (C) in response to transferring from the offline mode to the online mode and being able to access the data center via the network: