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A computer system for routing package deliveries

CA 2523453 C · Owner: Kadaba, Nagesh · Inventors: Kadaba, Nagesh

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A shipping system for shipping packages involving the coordinated use of at least a first carrier and a second carrier. The shipping system includes physical delivery facilities for the physical delivery of packages the , physical delivery facilities including at least one transfer location at which the second carrier may take over delivery responsibilities for a package. The shipping system also includes an information system having a shipper computer system configured to record and determine whether the delivery address of a package is an efficient destination for the first carrier. If not an efficient destination, such as a delivery address having a rural zip code the shipper , …

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  • Filed April 22, 2004 and granted September 29, 2015. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 22, 2024.
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FiledApril 22, 2004
GrantedSeptember 29, 2015
Term endedApril 22, 2024
Patent numberCA 2523453 C
Classification (IPC)B07C3/00

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2005200720092011201320152017201920212023Application filedApril 22, 2004Patent grantedSep 29, 2015Term endedApril 22, 2024

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