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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2001
Earney E. Stoutenburg, Parker, CO (US);
David R. Baumgartner, Parker, CO (US);
Theresa L. Anuszewski, Franktown, CO (US);
Ross G. Kinney, Aurora, CO (US);
David A. Owen, Castle Rock, CO (US);
Earney E. Stoutenburg, Parker, CO (US);
David R. Baumgartner, Parker, CO (US);
Theresa L. Anuszewski, Franktown, CO (US);
Ross G. Kinney, Aurora, CO (US);
David A. Owen, Castle Rock, CO (US);
First Data Corporation, Greenwood Village, CO (US);
The Western Union Company, Englewood, CO (US);
Abstract
A method for tracking status of an inventory shipment sent to a recipient includes monitoring whether the recipient has transmitted an electronic acknowledgment of the status of the shipment; and automatically transmitting a message to the recipient requesting acknowledgment of receipt of inventory if the electronic acknowledgment is not transmitted by the recipient within a first predetermined amount of time.