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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2016
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Pawan R. Chowdhary, San Jose, CA (US);
Markus R. Ettl, Ossining, NY (US);
Zhenyu Hu, Singapore, SG;
Roger D. Lederman, Briarcliff Manor, NY (US);
Zhengliang Xue, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 10/08 (2012.01); G06Q 10/10 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 10/08345 (2013.01); G06Q 10/1095 (2013.01);
Abstract
System and method that improves cargo logistics may be presented. For instance, shipping capacity in cargo logistics may be best utilized based on providing pricing and scheduling solutions that are jointly optimized and prices differentiated based on flexibility of service request. Scheduled service and pricing may be transmitted as a signal to control execution of the cargo logistics.