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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2010
Abhik Barua, Overland Park, KS (US);
Kimberly R. George, Spring Hill, KS (US);
Richard R. Motilal, Overland Park, KS (US);
Jason S. Porter, Overland Park, KS (US);
Erik I. Vann, Olathe, KS (US);
Abhik Barua, Overland Park, KS (US);
Kimberly R. George, Spring Hill, KS (US);
Richard R. Motilal, Overland Park, KS (US);
Jason S. Porter, Overland Park, KS (US);
Erik I. Vann, Olathe, KS (US);
Sprint Communications Company L.P., Overland Park, KS (US);
Abstract
A method is provided comprising a first computer uploading a file to a database wherein the file identifies devices associated with an order and serial numbers associated with the devices. The method also comprises a second computer comparing the range of serial numbers in the file to a range of serial numbers identified by the order. When the ranges identified by the file and the order do not correlate, the second computer transmits a message to the first computer indicating the ranges do not correlate. When the ranges identified by the file and the order do correlate, the second computer transmits a message to the first computer indicating the ranges correlate. Based on the first computer receiving the message indicating that the range of serial numbers identified by the file correlates to the range of serial numbers identified by the order, the first computer ships the devices.