Patent ID: 8600906

Claim:
A system for classifying a good for export, the system comprising: a first computer, said first computer including classification software running thereon; a second computer, said second computer located at a location remote from said first computer and connected to said first computer by a network, said second computer obtaining export information and accessing said classification software via said network, wherein said classification software on said first computer (a) generates a request for export information; (b) sends said request for export information to said second computer; (c) receives a response to said request for export information from said second computer; (d) generates at least one additional request for export information based upon the latest received response from said second computer; (e) sends said at least one additional request for export information to said second computer; and (f) repeats steps (d) and (e) until said classification software has sufficient information to classify a good for export; and wherein said classification software generates a classification report showing a classification for said good for export and each response by said second computer to all said requests for export information.