Patent ID: 8225388
Filing Date: 2012-07-17
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A computer system for authorizing access to shipment information for an entity, said shipment information being stored by the computer system and comprising core shipment information and privileged shipment information, the system comprising memory and a processor, wherein said computer system is adapted to: (a) host a website; (b) receive, from a shipping customer, information that identifies the shipping customer; (c) store the information in the memory in order to register the shipping customer; (d) after successfully registering the shipping customer, activate access to the core shipment information related to the entity for the shipping customer; (e) receive a request from the shipping customer for an authorization code to gain access to at least a portion of the privileged shipment information related to the entity; (f) generate the authorization code, the authorization code being unique with respect to the request from the shipping customer; (g) after receiving the request, send a message to the entity, the message comprising: (1) the request; (2) at least a portion of the information that identifies the shipping customer; and (3) the authorization code; and (h) after receiving the authorization code from the shipping customer accessing the website, (1) activate access to at least the portion of the privileged shipment information for the shipping customer, and (2) associate the authorization code with at least the portion of the privileged shipment information stored in the memory for the shipping customer, wherein the entity, upon receipt of the message, forwards the authorization code to the shipping customer to use as input on the website and permission for subsequent requests by the shipping customer to gain access to at least the portion of the privileged shipment information is automatically provided without the shipping customer having to further provide the authorization code upon association of the authorization code with at least the portion of the privileged shipment information stored in the memory for the shipping customer.