1. A shipping management tool, the tool comprising:
a system that allows for information to be loaded therein;
means for compiling at least one of shipment and material information into the system;
means for rating information representative of the material to be shipped;
means for compiling information concerning one or more carriers for the material to be shipped;
means for evaluating the carriers based on one or more of existing and proposed contracts, contractual terms and desired contractual obligations; and
means for determining an appropriate carrier based on the means for compiling at least one of shipment and material information, and means for rating, and means for compiling information concerning one or more carriers, and means for evaluating the carriers.
2. A tool according to claim 1, wherein the means for determining an appropriate carrier comprises means for searching for carriers that align with the compiled information.
3. A tool according to claim 1, wherein the means for determining an appropriate carrier comprises means for eliminating carriers based on carrier weight capability.
4. A tool according to claim 1, wherein the means for determining an appropriate carrier comprises means for eliminating carriers based on carrier location.
5. A tool according to claim 1, wherein the means for determining an appropriate carrier comprises means for eliminating carriers based on carrier equipment.
6. A tool according to claim 1, wherein the means for determining an appropriate carrier comprises means for eliminating carriers based on carrier scheduling capability.
7. A tool according to claim 1, wherein the system comprises a computer that accomplishes the means for determining an appropriate carrier based on the steps of means for compiling at least one of shipment and material information, and means for rating, and means for compiling information concerning one or more carriers, and means for evaluating the carriers.
8. A tool according to claim 1, wherein the tool further comprises notification capability to inform at least one of a shipper, receiver, and carrier of a material shipment.
9. A tool according to claim 8, where the notification capability comprises at least one of: regular mail, e-mail, telephone call, pagers, facsimile, Internet messages.
10. A shipping management process, the process comprising:
compiling at least one of shipment and material information into a system;
rating information representative of the material to be shipped;
compiling information concerning one or more carriers for the material to be shipped;
evaluating the carriers based on one or more of existing and proposed contracts, contractual terms and desired contractual obligations; and
determining an appropriate carrier based on the steps of compiling at least one of shipment and material information, and rating, and compiling information concerning one or more carriers, and evaluating the carriers.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A method comprising:
storing information, wherein the information consists of information about one or more venues and information about one or more viewable events, determining a probability that a venue will display an event, distributing the probability to one or more users.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the information about one or more venues further comprises the name of the venue.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the information about one or more viewable events further comprises the type of the viewable event.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the users access the probability by using a computing device.
5. The method of claim 4, wherein the computing device contains an application that allows the users to access the probability.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein the information about one or more venues is entered into a prediction engine by the venue or by the users.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein the information about one or more viewable events is entered into a prediction engine by the venue or by the users.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein the probability allows users to find a venue that is likely to display a viewable event.
9. A system for predicting viewable events comprising:
a prediction engine that generates a probability, one or more databases configured to store information about a plurality of venues and a plurality of viewable events, and an application that allows a user to retrieve the probability from the prediction engine to determine the likelihood a venue will display a viewable event.
10. The system of claim 9, wherein the information about a plurality of viewable events includes information about the type of viewable events.
11. The system of claim 9, wherein the information about a plurality of venues includes the name of the venue.
12. The system of claim 9, wherein the application is executed on a computing device.
13. The system of claim 9, wherein the application further comprises a check-in function.
14. The system of claim 9, wherein the information in the one or more databases is populated by one or more users or venues.
15. A method for predicting viewable events comprising:
receiving viewable event information, receiving venue information, generating a prediction that a venue will display a viewable event, transmitting the prediction to a user.
16. The method of claim 15, wherein the viewable event information includes the type of the event.
17. The method of claim 15, wherein the venue information includes the name of the venue.
18. The method of claim 15, wherein the prediction is a probability of whether a venue will display a viewable event.
19. The method of claim 15, wherein the viewable event information and the venue information is stored in one or more databases.
20. The method of claim 15, wherein the user uses a computer application to receive the prediction.