US 11,669,798 B2
Clearing internationally shipped items through government customs agencies
Ulf Sandberg, San Jose, CA (US); Rick Tellez, San Jose, CA (US); and Sam Tyagi, San Jose, CA (US)
Assigned to KlearNow Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US)
Filed by KLEAREXPRESS CORPORATION, Santa Clara, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 25, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/728,372.
Application 17/728,372 is a continuation of application No. 16/202,996, filed on Nov. 28, 2018, granted, now 11,348,055.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/591,538, filed on Nov. 28, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0245575 A1, Aug. 4, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06Q 10/08 (2023.01); G06F 16/23 (2019.01); G06F 16/27 (2019.01); G06Q 10/0831 (2023.01); G06Q 10/0833 (2023.01)
CPC G06Q 10/0831 (2013.01) [G06F 16/2358 (2019.01); G06F 16/27 (2019.01); G06Q 10/0833 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer system comprising:
a processor;
system memory coupled to the processor and storing instructions configured to cause the processor to:
electronically receive shipping information in a first data format and indicating that an internationally shipped item is to enter a country under control of a carrier destined for delivery to an intended recipient at a physical location in the country;
convert the shipping information from the first data format into a common database format;
store the shipping information in a database record in the common database format;
set a payment indicator in the database record indicating that import fees for the internationally shipped item are unpaid;
assign a previously registered customs broker to the internationally shipped item based at least on: the previously registered customs broker's location, the previously registered customs broker's licensure in the country, and a broker effectiveness score corresponding to the previously registered customs broker and indicating the historical effectiveness of the previously registered customs broker clearing internationally shipped items through a customs agency of the country relative to one or more other previously registered customs brokers clearing internationally shipped items through the customs agency of the country;
store the customs broker assignment in the database record;
automatically, without user intervention, and responsive to assigning the previously registered customs broker, electronically notify the previously registered customs broker, the carrier, and a shipper that the previously registered customs broker is handling clearing the international shipment through the customs agency of the country;
monitor an electronic customs feed;
identify an import fees due amount corresponding to the internationally shipped item in the electronic customs feed;
electronically send the import fees due amount along with an electronic payment link to the shipper;
electronically receive an indication of import fees payment subsequent to sending the payment link;
transition the payment indicator to indicate that the import fees are paid;
electronically send a payment received notification to the carrier; and
electronically receive a delivery notification that the internationally shipped item was delivered to the recipient subsequent to sending the payment received notification.