| US 7,499,997 B2 | ||
| Method and system for interfacing with a shipping service | ||
| Brian D. Hancock, Green Bay, Wis. (US); Douglas S. Olson, Grand Blanc, Mich. (US); and Robert J. Schommer, DePere, Wis. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Schneider Logistics, Inc., Green Bay, Wis. (US) | ||
| Filed on Dec. 12, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/637,658. | ||
| Application 11/637658 is a division of application No. 10/884465, filed on Jul. 02, 2004, granted, now 7,366,770. | ||
| Application 10/884465 is a division of application No. 09/768282, filed on Jan. 25, 2001, granted, now 6,785,718. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/242069, filed on Oct. 23, 2000. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0106781 A1, May 10, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. G06F 13/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 709—224 [709/219; 719/328] | 14 Claims |
| 1. A logistics node for administering the shipment of a product from a source node to a destination node, comprising:
an interface unit for coupling the logistics node with at least one remote entity;
a processing unit coupled to the interface unit for controlling the operation of the logistics node;
a database coupled to the processing unit for storing information pertaining to the shipment of a product from the source
node to the destination node;
logic for providing a user with an option to examine shipment information using first and second levels of detail, wherein
the second level of detail is more refined compared to the first level of detail;
wherein the first level of detail provides information concerning a shipment load, and the second level of detail provides
information pertaining to an individual product on the shipment load;
logic for allowing a user to select the first or second level of detail; and
logic for providing shipping information to the user corresponding to the selected level of detail.
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