Patent ID: 8346676
Filing Date: 2013-01-01
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A server-based shipping management computer system comprising at least one server computer, said at least one server computer comprising a computer usable medium having a computer readable program code embodied therein, said computer readable program code adapted to be executed by said at least one server computer for: receiving, from a user, a user input through a remote client computer, said user input comprising an identification of a particular destination, a set of package specifications for a particular package that is to be delivered to the particular destination and an indication of a shipping date; in response to receiving the user input: receiving a request from said user through the remote client computer to ship said package on the shipping date to said particular destination via a particular delivery service, said particular delivery service being selected from a group consisting of; (A) said first delivery service; (B) said second delivery service; (C) said third delivery service, and (D) said fourth delivery service, said request comprising an interactive user selection of a particular corresponding interactive selection indicator that corresponds on said graphic display to said particular delivery service; and in response to said request, facilitating delivery of said package to said particular destination via said particular delivery service.