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Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2013

Filed:

Mar. 22, 2005
Applicants:

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);

Inventors:

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);

Assignee:

The Western Union Company, Englewood, CO (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 10/00 (2006.01); G06Q 40/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
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.


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