TW202034276A - International transportation logistics information acquisition method and system reduces time for logistics query and improves logistics query efficiency - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a logistics information acquisition method and system for international transportation. According to the method and the system provided by the invention, a one-stop logistics query service is provided for the user. The one-stop international transportation logistics information is unified to a query entry for a query, and the one-stop international transportation information between the initial carrier, the transit country carrier, and the end-point carrier can be obtained by the user all at once. According to the method provided by the invention, the user does not need to query each carrier website of each country in various countries of international transportation, respectively, so that the time for logistics query is greatly reduced, and the logistics query efficiency is improved. The method has great significance to relevant practitioners in the industry.

Description

Method and system for acquiring logistics information of transnational transportation

The present invention relates to a logistics information query technology, in particular to a method and system for acquiring logistics information for transnational transportation.

The domestic parcel delivery market has matured, but in order to meet the needs of international commerce and the global society, emerging transnational markets continue to grow. The National Postal Service is a postal system mainly operated in a specific country, such as the U.S. Postal Service or the Italian Postal Group. Currently, most postal companies around the world do not provide global visualization of end-to-end delivery services. As a result, companies and individuals must rely heavily on other transporters in order to distribute packages internationally. A similar situation exists in the commercial logistics industry, because cross-border transportation involves a wide range of receiving points/delivery points, and it is basically impossible to be completed by an independent commercial logistics company. Even industry giants such as DHL are partly through cooperation. turn.

For example, although the international delivery on e-commerce sites such as ® allows the use of the national post office, the service provided by the national postal company only has limited and uncoordinated international tracking and payment capabilities. This is because most postal companies do not provide a complete "post office option" from one country to another; they only provide their own domestic post office or commercial logistics options. As a result, buyers are forced to rely on private shipping companies, and private shipping companies can be very expensive internationally. In addition, it may be difficult for the purchaser to pay in the seller's currency.

The Global Post will not be responsible for the foreign part of the transportation, only the part from the domestic to the export, and the foreign part is responsible for the other country’s post. Therefore, most of the package information is only entered in this part of the domestic transportation process, and will not be entered. It is also the process of other countries' postal services, as well as some commercial logistics.

Inquiry of parcel logistics information is also a challenge for postal companies trying to carry out transnational transportation. Today, postal companies only have a limited ability to track packages between countries, because each domestic postal company may use different query methods and/or codes.

A very important feature of transnational transportation is the differences in the logistics environment of various countries, especially the differences in the soft logistics environment. Different logistics applicable laws in different countries make transnational transportation far more complicated than domestic logistics in a country, and even block transnational transportation; different countries, different economic and technological development levels will cause transnational transportation to be supported by different technological conditions. Even in some regions, certain technologies cannot be applied at all to force the decline of the overall system level of transnational transportation; different standards in different countries also cause difficulties in international “convergence”, thus making it difficult to establish transnational transportation systems; the customs and cultures of different countries also make transnational transportation Transportation is greatly restricted. Moreover, different carriers have different query methods, and may have different languages, as well as different information description methods and different display methods, so the query is cumbersome, difficult, and inconvenient to understand.

The information disclosed in the background section is only intended to increase the understanding of the general background of the present invention, and should not be regarded as an acknowledgement or any form of suggestion that the information constitutes the prior art known to those of ordinary skill in the art.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a method and system for acquiring logistics information of transnational transportation, so as to overcome the disadvantages of complicated steps and complicated operations when querying transnational transportation logistics in the prior art.

In order to achieve the above objectives, a method for obtaining logistics information for transnational transportation includes: Step A: Receive the logistics order number entered by the user, and identify the starting carrier information and identification in the logistics order number according to the preset order number rule base; Step B: Obtain the logistics information of the initial carrier according to the logistics order number, initial carrier information and identification; Step C: Extract the logistics information query parameters of the first transit country carrier, the first transit country carrier information, and the identifier in the logistics information of the originating carrier; Step D: Obtain the logistics information of the first transit country carrier according to the logistics information query parameters of the first transit country carrier, and the first transit country carrier information and identification; Step E: Extracting the logistics information query parameters of the second transit country carrier, the second transit country carrier information and the identification from the logistics information of the first transit country carrier; Step F: Obtain the logistics information of the transporter of the second transit country according to the logistics information query parameters of the transporter of the second transit country, the information and identification of the transporter of the second transit country; Step G: Repeat the steps E and F. When the logistics information of a transit country carrier no longer contains the next logistics information query parameters, use the transit country carrier’s logistics information as the destination carrier Logistics information; Step H: Combine and output the logistics information of the originating carrier, the logistics information of all transit country carriers, the logistics information of the destination carrier, and the identifiers of all the carriers.

Preferably, in the above technical solution, the logistics tracking number entered by the user is a globally unique tracking number generated by the initial carrier according to a preset tracking number rule;

Or the logistics information acquisition system for transnational transportation generates and returns the global unique tracking number to the initial carrier according to the preset tracking number rules.

Preferably, in the above technical solution, in the step B, step D, and/or step F, the step of obtaining the logistics information of the transporter includes: finding the corresponding transporter in the preset rule base according to the transporter information Information acquisition methods, the information acquisition methods include: making a simulation request to the carrier’s website, requesting the carrier’s public inquiry interface, and/or requesting the carrier’s cooperation inquiry interface; accessing through the Internet, according to the information acquisition method Obtain data related to the logistics information query parameters; after acquiring the data, extract all the information related to the logistics information in the data. The logistics information includes logistics events, event time, event location, various meaningful signs and / Or the information of the next transit country.

Preferably, in the above technical solution, in the step C and/or step E, the step of extracting the logistics information query parameters of the transit country carrier, the transit country carrier information and the identification includes: according to the previous one and/or From the logistics information of multiple carriers, the real parameters used for querying the logistics information of the next transit country carrier are extracted, and the real parameters include at least: the country code of the international standard after the country identification is converted.

Preferably, in the above-mentioned technical solution, the tracking number rules of multiple carriers are preset in the tracking number rule base; when it is identified according to the tracking number rule base that the logistics tracking number conforms to the tracking number rules of multiple transportation companies , To obtain the initial carrier information designated by the user among the multiple carriers; when the logistics order number cannot be identified according to the order number rule base, return an unrecognized prompt and obtain other initial carrier designated by the user Information.

Preferably, in the above technical solution, the logistics information query parameters include any one or more of the following: logistics query number, carrier website, logistics information link, postal code.

Preferably, in the above technical solution, the step H further includes: according to the logistics information of different types, different languages, different formats, and different descriptions in the combined output content, classifying the different stages of the logistics process; The content is unified into the preset data format, and output and display.

The present invention also proposes a logistics information acquisition system for transnational transportation, including: a logistics order number identification module, which is used to receive the logistics order number entered by the user and identify the logistics order number according to a preset order number rule library The initial carrier information and identification in the, the initial information acquisition module is used to obtain the logistics information of the initial carrier according to the logistics order number, the initial carrier information and the identification; the first information extraction module, Used to extract the logistics information query parameters of the first transit country carrier, the first transit country carrier information and the identifier in the logistics information of the originating carrier; the first logistics acquisition module is used to The logistics information query parameters of the first transit country’s carrier, the first transit country’s carrier information, and the logo are used to obtain the first transit country’s logistics information; the second information extraction module is used to extract the first In the logistics information of the transporter of the transit country, the logistics information query parameters of the transporter of the second transit country, the information and identification of the transporter of the second transit country; the second logistics acquisition module is used for To obtain the logistics information of the second transit country’s transportation company through the logistics information query parameters, the second transit country’s carrier information and the logo; the terminal information acquisition module is used to repeat the second information extraction module and The operation of the second logistics acquisition module. When the logistics information of a transit country carrier no longer contains the next logistics information query parameters, the transit country carrier’s logistics information is used as the destination carrier’s logistics information ; The information combined output module is used to combine and output the logistics information of the originating carrier, the logistics information of all transit country carriers, the logistics information of the destination carrier, and the identification of all the carriers.

Preferably, in the above technical solution, the logistics tracking number entered by the user is a globally unique tracking number generated by the initial carrier according to a preset tracking number rule; or the logistics information acquisition system for international transportation is based on a preset tracking number. The global unique tracking number generated by the number rule and returned to the initial carrier.

Preferably, in the above technical solution, the step of the initial information acquisition module, the first logistics acquisition module and/or the second logistics acquisition module to acquire the logistics information of the transporter includes: The information acquisition method corresponding to the carrier is found in the rule database, and the information acquisition method includes: requesting a simulation request to the carrier’s website, requesting the carrier’s public inquiry interface, and/or requesting the carrier’s cooperation inquiry interface; Road visit, according to the information acquisition method to obtain data related to logistics information query parameters; after obtaining the data, extract all the information related to the logistics information in the data, the logistics information includes logistics events, event time , Event location, various meaningful signs, and/or next transit country information.

Preferably, in the above technical solution, the step of the first information extraction module and/or the second information extraction module extracting the logistics information query parameters of the transit country carrier, the transit country carrier information and the identification includes: From the logistics information of the previous and/or multiple carriers, the real parameters used to query the logistics information of the next transit country are extracted, and the real parameters include at least: the country code of the international standard after the country identification is converted.

Preferably, in the above-mentioned technical solution, the tracking number rules of multiple carriers are preset in the tracking number rule base; when it is identified according to the tracking number rule base that the logistics tracking number conforms to the tracking number rules of multiple transportation companies , To obtain the initial carrier information designated by the user among the multiple carriers; when the logistics order number cannot be identified according to the order number rule base, return an unrecognized prompt and obtain other initial carrier designated by the user Information.

Preferably, in the above technical solution, the logistics information query parameters include any one or more of the following: logistics query number, carrier website, logistics information link, postal code.

Preferably, in the above technical solution, the information merging output module is also used to classify different stages of the logistics process according to different types, different languages, different formats, and different descriptions of the logistics information in the merged output content; Unify the classified content into the preset data format, and output and display.

Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects: the method and system for acquiring logistics information of transnational transportation of the present invention provide users with a one-stop full logistics inquiry service, and unify the entire logistics information of transnational transportation into one Inquiry through the inquiry portal, users only need one inquiry to obtain the entire cross-border transportation information between the starting carrier, transit country carrier, and destination carrier. The method of the present invention eliminates the need for users to separately inquire the websites of various carriers in various countries of transnational transportation and logistics, which greatly shortens the time of logistics inquiries, and improves the efficiency of logistics inquiries. For relevant practitioners in the industry Has important meaning.

The accompanying drawings are used to provide a further understanding of the present invention, and constitute a part of the specification, together with the embodiments of the present invention, are used to explain the present invention, and do not constitute a limitation to the present invention.

The specific embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below in conjunction with the drawings, but it should be understood that the protection scope of the present invention is not limited by the specific embodiments.

Unless otherwise expressly stated otherwise, throughout the specification and claims, the term "comprising" or its transformations such as "comprising" or "including" will be understood to include the stated elements or components, and not Other elements or other components are not excluded.

In order to solve the technical problems in the prior art that the steps are cumbersome and the operation is complicated when querying the cross-border transportation logistics, the present invention proposes a method and system for obtaining cross-border transportation logistics information. The method and system proposed by the present invention provide a query interface, through the user submits the logistics order number, the system performs the query, and then returns the query result to the user; the interface form is not limited, and it can be used in tcp, http and other technologies Communication technology; the format of the submitted data and the format of the returned data can be unlimited, and can be data formats that can be used in technologies such as text, binary, html, json, and xml.

Embodiment 1, as shown in Fig. 1, the method for acquiring logistics information for international transportation of the present invention includes: Step A: Receive the logistics order number entered by the user, and identify the starting carrier information and identification in the logistics order number according to the preset order number rule base; Users use HTTP, GET or POST through any technical access methods such as programs, browsers, web interfaces, etc. (not just http, any communication technical means should be included in the scope of protection of the present invention). The logistics information acquisition system of international transportation submits one or more tracking numbers; enter multiple logistics tracking numbers through specific symbols (such as line break, comma, semicolon, period, etc.) to split multiple logistics tracking numbers. The user can also copy and paste the mixed text information including multiple logistics order numbers and other content. The order number rule library automatically analyzes the text information pasted by the user to extract the logistics order numbers that meet the rules.

Among them, the initial carrier identifier is used to identify the field of the specific name of the initial carrier; the initial carrier information: the information of the carrier whose parcel/express was first received.

The tracking number rule library is used to store or describe the tracking number rules of various logistics carriers, and the storage format does not need to be limited, including but not limited to the corresponding logistics tracking numbers. By providing corresponding parameters (such as the text description information of the logistics order number) to the rule base, the corresponding transporter information can be matched. The single number rule base can be continuously expanded, added, and updated to support more identification and matching. The logistics order number can be defined by the major logistics companies, or determined by the logistics company and the logistics information acquisition system of the present invention for cross-border transportation. For example, it may be 9-digit pure numbers, 12-digit pure numbers, letters and numbers. And so on, and change, add or delete according to actual transportation needs. Based on the foregoing reasons, the embodiment of the present invention proposes that when analyzing the logistics order number, it is possible to directly perform matching from the order number rule database to obtain the transporter information corresponding to the logistics order number.

Preferably, the tracking number rule database is pre-set with tracking number rules for multiple carriers; when it is identified according to the tracking number rule database that the logistics tracking number meets the tracking number rules of multiple shipping companies, the user's tracking number The information of the designated initial carrier among the multiple carriers; when the logistics order number cannot be identified according to the order number rule base, an unrecognized prompt is returned, and other initial carrier information designated by the user is obtained.

After receiving the logistics order number entered by the user, the system identifies the carrier to which the logistics order number belongs. Each carrier can have its own order number rule; or adopt a unified order number rule, but it can be based on different order numbers. The content distinguishes different transporters, and it is necessary to archive the single number rules of each transporter in advance and form a single number rule library. For example: 123456789 (9-digit number, which is the logistics order number of a certain carrier), when the user enters a 9-digit logistics order number, it can quickly identify which carrier's order number is.

Different carriers may have the same tracking number rules. For example, the tracking numbers of A and B are both 9-digit numbers. When identifying the 9-digit number entered by the user, if the tracking number rule database also recognizes A , B and B both meet the 9-digit tracking number rules, the user can designate one of A and B as the starting transportation company; if the user enters an unrecognizable tracking number, That is, when there is no carrier that matches the logistics order number in the order number rule database, the user can designate other carriers outside the order number rule database as the starting carrier.

If different transporters adopt unified tracking number rules, the logistics tracking number entered by the user is the globally unique tracking number generated by the initial transporter according to the preset tracking number rules; or the logistics information of transnational transportation is obtained The system generates and returns the globally unique tracking number to the initial carrier according to the preset tracking number rule. In this way, it is possible to unify all the transporters in the world in a disorderly manner into the system of the present invention for inquiries, and the user does not need to know which transporter is carrying the transportation when inquiring, and the system can accurately identify it.

Due to the large number of global logistics transporters, in order to effectively distinguish the logistics tracking numbers of different transporters, it is necessary to establish a unified tracking number rule with a globally unique tracking number (this rule is not limited in form, and the purpose is to achieve global uniqueness, such as: ABCXX123456789YQ, defines the order number of uniform length, 17 characters, ABC represents a transporter, XX represents the type number customized by the transporter, 123456789 represents the serial number, YQ represents the identification number of the system), so that the single No. Know which carrier belongs to undertake the cargo.

In addition, each carrier provides a data interface. The content of the interface includes but is not limited to (the actual starting carrier identifier, which is used to indicate which actual carrier will transport the package. The identifier is formulated by the carrier itself. The system will The logo formulated by the carrier corresponds to a unified logo; the original logistics order number is the logistics order number of the starting carrier; the destination carrier (this may also be the destination country) identification, which represents the destination country to which the package is sent , It can also be any form of identification, and the system will convert it into a corresponding unified country identification based on this identification; tracking information circulating in the hands of the shipping agent), etc.

Step B: Obtain the logistics information of the initial carrier according to the logistics order number, initial carrier information and identification; according to the logistics order number and the acquired initial carrier information and identification, correspond to the initial carrier The query website collects logistics tracking information. Each logistics order number has a corresponding website link that can be used for logistics query. According to the logistics order number provided by the user and the link to the query website, combined with the analogy request technology to collect the query result of the order number on this website, the result is obtained The result is expressed as html content or json, xml, text and other data that can be used or expressed for the final summary processing.

After the initial carrier logistics information is obtained, the query result data will be analyzed and segmented, and useful data will be intercepted. Generally speaking, the tracking data are expressed as multiple items, and the content of each item generally includes: time point, package/ Express status, package/express location, etc., summarize these contents into two parts (you can also set other parts such as: location, GPS coordinates, etc.), one part is time, the other part is event. The content of the event is analyzed and integrated from all the content of a single tracking data, and then all the content of the event is sorted in chronological order (the sequence of the present invention is only an example, as long as the content of the event is unified, it may be ascending or may be Reverse order) is stored as a collection. And when the query method corresponding to the logistics of the initial carrier is unrecognizable, such as the query is not supported or the query result is empty, the query is wrong, etc., prompt information is returned to the user, and the user can directly specify the transit country. Query the logistics information of the transit country.

Step C: Extract the logistics information query parameters of the first transit country carrier, the first transit country carrier information and the identifier in the logistics information of the originating carrier; specifically, the originating country obtained in step B In the transporter logistics information, the logistics information query parameters of the first transit country are extracted, and the logistics information query parameters include any one or more of the following: logistics query number, transporter website, logistics information link, postal code, etc. Those skilled in the art should understand that the logistics information query parameters are not limited to the above-mentioned various parameters, and any parameters that can be used to query the logistics information of the first transit country should be included in the scope of the present invention.

For example: a transnational transportation route A→B→C→D, after obtaining the logistics information of the starting carrier A, the logistics information of A includes the logistics information query parameters of the first transit country B and the first medium Information and logo of the transporter of the transit country B.

Step D: Obtain the logistics information of the transporter of the first transit country according to the logistics information query parameters of the transporter of the first transit country, the information and identification of the transporter of the first transit country; It is not the same. For example, if some carriers have a query interface, you can directly obtain the query results of the carrier through the query interface; if the carrier does not have a query interface, the system makes an analogy request to the query function module of the carrier website to obtain the query result.

After the query result is obtained, since the data prototype of the query result of any transporter is different, it may be any data format, including but not limited to XML, JSON, HTML, plain text, etc. At this time, it needs to be based on different transporters’ In different data formats, the data prototype is divided to extract the data that ultimately represents the package/express logistics information, including but not limited to the event time, event location, time content, arrival place, etc., and then unified these data into one format, including but Not limited to XML, JSON, HTML, plain text, etc.

Step E: Extract the logistics information query parameters of the second transit country carrier, the second transit country carrier information and the identification in the logistics information of the first transit country carrier; this step is mainly for more than one In the case of the transnational transportation process in the transit country, such as in the cross-border transportation route A→B→C→D, this step is equivalent to obtaining the logistics information query parameters of country C and C in the logistics information of country B according to the logistics information of country B. The country’s transporter information and logo.

Preferably, the step further includes: extracting the first logistics information query parameter in the logistics information of the first transit country and the second logistics information query parameter in the originating carrier logistics information; and querying the first logistics information The parameter and the second logistics information query parameter serve as the logistics information query parameter of the second transit country. Taking the above-mentioned transnational transportation route from A→B→C→D, this is mainly for the situation where the complete logistics information query parameters of country C cannot be obtained only through the logistics information of country B. For example, the transporters of some countries are providing queries. When functioning, it is required to obtain the specific time of the parcel/express delivery to be queried, so as to distinguish the time period during the query. At this time, it is necessary to start the delivery time in the logistics information of the carrier A and the middle C country bill number after transfer.

The above is only a situation where the logistics information of country C is inquired through the need of country C's logistics tracking number combined with the delivery time of country A. In the actual transfer process, other parameters in the logistics information may be used, such as: initial shipping merchant identification , Starting carrier information, country C postal code, etc. Moreover, this embodiment only describes the transit transportation process of A→B→C→D, and querying the logistics information of country C may require some or all of the logistics information of A+B. In the actual transit transportation process, such as the transportation process of A→B→C→D→E→F→G, when querying the logistics information of country F, it may be necessary to combine the logistics information of any number of countries before country F , Such as, A+B+C+D or A+B+D+E, etc., in order to obtain complete F country logistics information query parameters. Those skilled in the art should understand that these situations are equivalent variations of the methods of the embodiments of the present invention, and should also be included in the scope of protection of the present invention.

Preferably, in steps C and E, the step of extracting the logistics information query parameters of the transit country carrier, the transit country carrier information and the identification includes: extracting based on the logistics information of the previous and/or multiple carriers Query the real parameters used by the logistics information of the transporter in the next transit country. The real parameters can be the country code of the international standard after the country identification is converted, or the relative standard code defined in the present invention.

Step F: Obtain the logistics information of the transporter of the second transit country according to the logistics information query parameters of the transporter of the second transit country, the information and identification of the transporter of the second transit country; the query process of this step and step B Or D's query process is similar, based on the obtained logistics information query parameters necessary to query the logistics information of the next transit country and the carrier information of the next transit country, so I will not repeat them here.

Preferably, in step B, D, or F, the step of obtaining logistics information of a carrier includes: finding the corresponding information acquisition method of the carrier in a preset rule base according to the carrier information, and the information acquisition method includes: Make a simulation request to the carrier’s website, request the carrier’s public query interface, and/or request the carrier’s cooperation query interface; access through the Internet, and obtain data related to logistics information query parameters according to the information acquisition method; After obtaining the data, extract all the information related to the logistics information in the data. The logistics information includes logistics events, event time, event location, various meaningful signs, and/or next transit country information.

Step G: Repeat the steps E and F. When the logistics information of a transit country carrier no longer contains the next logistics information query parameters, use the transit country carrier’s logistics information as the destination carrier Logistics information; when the package/express is only transited through one country, such as the transportation process of A→B→C, after obtaining the logistics information of C, since C is already the destination country, the logistics of C There will be no logistics information query parameters for the next transit country in the information. Therefore, when the logistics information of country C does not include the next country logistics information query parameters, the logistics information of country C can be used as the destination carrier logistics information.

When the logistics information of a certain transit country includes the next transit country logistics information query parameter, repeat the query process of steps E-G until the destination carrier logistics information is obtained.

In other words, when the logistics information of country C contains logistics information query parameters, it means that country C is only one of the transit countries. At this time, you need to continue to query the logistics information of the next transit country based on the logistics information parameters until you get The final destination transporter logistics information.

Step H: Combine and output the logistics information of the originating carrier, the logistics information of all transit country carriers, the logistics information of the destination carrier, and the identifiers of all the carriers.

After the above steps, the logistics information of the starting carrier, the logistics information of all the transit countries, the logistics information of the destination carrier and the identification of all the carriers are obtained, and these multiple logistics information are organized and consolidated to start the logistics of the carrier The information, the logistics information of the transit country, and the logistics information of the destination carrier are sequentially merged. The query results include the time of occurrence of the logistics information and the set of items that occurred. If the query result of the destination carrier’s logistics information is empty, use the start Effective query results of the transporter and the transporter of the transit country.

By organizing and merging the logistic information query results of all carriers that have contact with the package/express, the entire process of the package/express in the transportation process is finally obtained, and the output is merged. The logistics information finally presented to the user in the embodiment of the present invention not only includes detailed information at different stages in different countries where the package/express arrives, but also includes the identification of each carrier and the information of the carrier.

Preferably, according to the logistics information of different types, different languages, different formats, and different descriptions in the combined output data, classify the transportation status at different stages in the logistics process, including but not limited to (transportation, return, waiting for collection, delivery Success); unify the classified data into the preset data format, and output and display. It is even integrated into a unified description method, translated into a unified language, removes the same events of each node transporter, unified the time of the logistics information of each transporter into the same time zone, and draws the transportation map route according to the location of each information node , Analysis into a unified package status, etc.

The logistics information obtained by the end user will be a unified data format or manifestation, which greatly saves users the time to check the logistics information of the stage undertaken by each transporter on multiple transporter websites, and avoids the prototype of logistics information The inconvenience in understanding caused by inconsistent information.

Since the query methods of logistics transporters in various countries are different, and the forms of query information data obtained are also different, and there may be content unrelated to logistics information. The embodiment of the present invention proposes to obtain the query data of each transporter in a unified manner. Then extract the obtained data (each transporter needs to perform separate data query and extraction logical steps, because each transporter has different processes for querying its own logistics information), and obtain content only related to logistics information .

The transportation status is obtained by analyzing the relevant content of the above-mentioned logistics information through keyword matching and direct acquisition of the status. If the same package/express is displayed in the starting carrier and the transit country or destination respectively For transportation status, one of the package statuses in the two pieces of logistics information needs to be selected as the final transportation status, and the specific selection is in the form of priority. For example, the starting carrier’s transportation status is in transit, and the destination carrier’s package status has been successfully signed, then the final package status will be successfully signed. This is because both the starting carrier and the destination carrier are responsible for their own transportation sections. When the package/express delivery enters other countries, the logistics information exchange is not realized. Therefore, the logistics information of the original carrier is no longer updated, which is inconsistent with the actual transportation status.

In the above query result set, by matching the keywords of each event, the current package status is judged, including: in transit, waiting for arrival, sign for receipt, and so on. In addition, the query results of each logistics order number generally reflect the delivery time and signing time. All events of each order number are analyzed, and the start and end time of each order number event are judged, and each order is recorded. The timeliness of the completion of the number is displayed and the user is returned with the package status and the above query results.

Better yet, it can return the original format of the data (such as XML, JSON, SOAP, text, etc.), which is convenient for invocation of other systems and for secondary development; users can choose to translate the query results into a specified language (using cooperation Manufacturer's translation interface, such as Google, Bing, etc.), to make the query results more convenient to read; the delivery time of the package is calculated for the results of the user query, displayed to the customer and saved in the time statistics database, and displayed in the time statistics module , Can let practitioners know, such as this month or last month or year, the maximum time limit, minimum time limit, average time limit of a country to a certain country, so that practitioners can compare and choose the most suitable one. Piece way.

The query of logistics information combined with the analogy request technology collects the query result of the tracking number on this website, and the result is expressed as html content or json, xml, text and other data that can be used or expressed, and the data is analyzed and divided. Intercept useful information. Generally speaking, the information found is represented as multiple items. The content of each item generally includes: time point, package status, package location, etc., and then summarize these contents into two parts, one part It is the time, and the other part is the event. The content of the event is analyzed and integrated by all the contents of a single tracking data, and then all the event content is stored in reverse chronological order as a collection, and then combined and output is displayed.

The method for acquiring logistics information of transnational transportation of the present invention provides users with a one-stop full-process logistics query service, unifying the entire logistics information of transnational transportation into one query portal for query, so that users only need to query once. Obtain the full cross-border transportation information between the originating carrier, transit country carrier, and destination carrier. The method of the present invention eliminates the need for users to separately inquire the websites of various carriers in various countries of transnational transportation and logistics, which greatly shortens the time of logistics inquiries, and improves the efficiency of logistics inquiries. For relevant practitioners in the industry Has important meaning.

The second embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, a logistics information acquisition system for international transportation of the present invention includes: The logistics order number identification module 21 is used to receive the logistics order number input by the user, and identify the starting carrier information and identification in the logistics order number according to the preset order number rule base; The initial information acquisition module 22 is used to acquire the logistics information of the initial carrier according to the logistics order number, initial carrier information and identification; The first information extraction module 23 is used to extract the logistics information query parameters of the first transit country carrier, the first transit country carrier information, and the identifier in the logistics information of the originating carrier; The first logistics obtaining module 24 is configured to obtain the logistics information of the first transit country carrier based on the logistics information query parameters of the first transit country carrier, the first transit country carrier information and the identifier; The second information extraction module 25 is used for extracting the logistics information query parameters of the second transit country carrier, the second transit country carrier information and the identifier in the logistics information of the first transit country carrier; The second logistics obtaining module 26 is used to obtain the logistics information of the transporter of the second transit country according to the logistics information query parameters of the transporter of the second transit country, the information of the transporter of the second transit country and the identification; The terminal information acquisition module 27 is used to repeat the operations of the second information extraction module and the second logistics acquisition module, when the logistics information of a transit country carrier no longer contains the next logistics information query parameter At the time, the logistics information of the transporter in the transit country shall be the logistics information of the destination transporter; The information merging output module 28 is used for merging and outputting the logistics information of the initial carrier, the logistics information of all transit country carriers, the logistics information of the destination carrier, and the identifiers of all the carriers.

Preferably, the logistics tracking number entered by the user is a globally unique tracking number generated by the initial carrier according to a preset tracking number rule; or a logistics information acquisition system for international transportation generates and returns according to a preset tracking number rule The globally unique tracking number given to the starting carrier.

Preferably, the steps of the initial information acquisition module, the first logistics acquisition module and/or the second logistics acquisition module acquiring the logistics information of the transporter include: finding the transporter information in a preset rule base The information acquisition method corresponding to the carrier, the information acquisition method includes: requesting a simulation request to the carrier’s website, requesting the carrier’s public query interface and/or requesting the carrier’s cooperation query interface; The information acquisition method acquires data related to logistics information query parameters; after acquiring the data, extracts all the information related to logistics information in the data. The logistics information includes logistics events, event time, event location, and meaningful Various logos and/or next transit country information.

Preferably, the step of the first information extraction module and/or the second information extraction module extracting the logistics information query parameters of the transit country carrier, the transit country carrier information and the identification includes: according to the previous one and/or From the logistics information of multiple carriers, the real parameters used for querying the logistics information of the next transit country carrier are extracted, and the real parameters include at least: the country code of the international standard after the country identification is converted.

Preferably, the tracking number rule database is pre-set with tracking number rules for multiple carriers; when it is identified according to the tracking number rule database that the logistics tracking number meets the tracking number rules of multiple shipping companies, the user's tracking number The information of the designated initial carrier among the multiple carriers; when the logistics order number cannot be identified according to the order number rule base, an unrecognized prompt is returned, and other initial carrier information designated by the user is obtained.

Preferably, the logistics information query parameters include any one or more of the following: logistics query number, carrier website, logistics information link, and postal code.

Preferably, the information merging output module 28 is also used to classify different stages of the logistics process according to different types, different languages, different formats, and different descriptions of the logistics information in the merged output content; The content is unified into the preset data format, and output and display.

The logistics information acquisition system for transnational transportation of the present invention provides users with a one-stop whole-process logistics query service, unifies the whole-process logistics information of transnational transportation into one query portal for query, and realizes that users only need to query once. Obtain the full cross-border transportation information between the originating carrier, transit country, and destination country. The method and system of the present invention eliminates the need for users to separately inquire on the websites of various carriers in various countries of transnational transportation and logistics, greatly shortens the time for logistics inquiries, and improves the efficiency of logistics inquiries. It is of great significance to the industry.

The foregoing description of specific exemplary embodiments of the present invention is for the purpose of illustration and illustration. These descriptions are not intended to limit the invention to the precise form disclosed, and it is obvious that many changes and changes can be made based on the above teachings. The purpose of selecting and describing the exemplary embodiments is to explain the specific principles of the present invention and its practical application, so that those skilled in the art can realize and utilize various exemplary embodiments of the present invention and various choices and applications. change. The scope of the present invention is intended to be defined by the claims and their equivalents.

21: Logistics order number identification module 22: Initial information acquisition module 23: The first information extraction module 24: First logistics acquisition module 25: The second information extraction module 26: The second logistics acquisition module 27: Terminal information acquisition module 28: Information combined output module

Fig. 1 is a schematic flow chart of a method for acquiring logistics information for international transportation according to the present invention. Fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a logistics information acquisition system for international transportation according to the present invention.

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A method of obtaining logistics information for transnational transportation, including: Step A: Receive the logistics order number entered by the user, and identify the starting carrier information and identification in the logistics order number according to the preset order number rule base; Step B: Obtain the logistics information of the initial carrier according to the logistics order number, initial carrier information and identification; Step C: Extract the logistics information query parameters of the first transit country carrier, the first transit country carrier information, and the identifier in the logistics information of the originating carrier; Step D: Obtain the logistics information of the first transit country carrier according to the logistics information query parameters of the first transit country carrier, and the first transit country carrier information and identification; Step E: Extracting the logistics information query parameters of the second transit country carrier, the second transit country carrier information and the identification from the logistics information of the first transit country carrier; Step F: Obtain the logistics information of the transporter of the second transit country according to the logistics information query parameters of the transporter of the second transit country, the information and identification of the transporter of the second transit country; Step G: Repeat the steps E and F. When the logistics information of a transit country carrier no longer contains the next logistics information query parameters, use the transit country carrier’s logistics information as the destination carrier Logistics information; Step H: Combine and output the logistics information of the originating carrier, the logistics information of all transit country carriers, the logistics information of the destination carrier, and the identifiers of all the carriers. According to item 1 of the scope of patent application, the method for obtaining logistics information for transnational transportation is characterized in that the logistics order number entered by the user is a globally unique one generated by the initial carrier according to the preset order number rule. Single number Or the logistics information acquisition system for transnational transportation generates and returns the global unique tracking number to the initial carrier according to the preset tracking number rules. According to the first item of the scope of patent application, the method for acquiring logistics information of transnational transportation is characterized in that, in the step B, step D, and/or step F, the step of acquiring the logistics information of the transporter includes: According to the information of the carrier, the corresponding information acquisition method of the carrier is found in the preset rule database. The information acquisition method includes: a simulation request to the carrier’s website, a request to the carrier’s public query interface and/or to the carrier Cooperative inquiry interface for request; Through internet access, obtain data related to logistics information query parameters according to the information acquisition method; After obtaining the data, extract all the information related to the logistics information in the data. The logistics information includes logistics events, event time, event location, various meaningful signs and/or next transit country information. According to item 1 of the scope of patent application, a method for obtaining logistics information for transnational transportation is characterized in that, in the step C and/or step E, the logistics information query parameters of the transit country carrier and the transit country are extracted The steps for carrier information and identification include: According to the logistics information of the previous and/or multiple carriers, the real parameters used to query the logistics information of the next transit country’s carrier are extracted, and the real parameters include at least: the country code of the international standard after the country identification is converted . According to item 1 or 2 of the scope of patent application, a method for obtaining logistics information for transnational transportation is characterized in that the tracking number rules of multiple carriers are preset in the tracking number rule database; When it is identified according to the tracking number rule database that the logistics tracking number conforms to the tracking number rules of multiple transporters, acquiring the information of the initial transporter specified by the user among the multiple transporters; When the logistics order number cannot be identified according to the order number rule database, an unrecognized prompt is returned, and other initial carrier information designated by the user is obtained. According to item 1 or 2 of the scope of patent application, the method for acquiring logistics information for transnational transportation is characterized in that the logistics information query parameters include any one or more of the following: Logistics inquiry number, carrier website, logistics information link, postal code. According to item 1 of the scope of patent application, a method for obtaining logistics information for transnational transportation is characterized in that the step H further includes: According to the logistics information of different types, different languages, different formats, and different descriptions in the merged output content, classify the different stages of the logistics process; Unify the classified content into the preset data format, and output and display. A logistics information acquisition system for transnational transportation, including: The logistics order number identification module is used to receive the logistics order number entered by the user, and identify the initial carrier information and identification in the logistics order number according to the preset order number rule base; The initial information acquisition module is used to acquire the logistics information of the initial carrier according to the logistics order number, initial carrier information and identification; The first information extraction module is used to extract the logistics information query parameters of the first transit country carrier, the first transit country carrier information, and the identification in the logistics information of the originating carrier; The first logistics acquisition module is used to obtain the logistics information of the first transit country carrier based on the logistics information query parameters of the first transit country carrier, the first transit country carrier information and the identifier; The second information extraction module is used to extract the logistics information query parameters of the second transit country carrier, the second transit country carrier information, and the identification in the logistics information of the first transit country carrier; The second logistics acquisition module is used to obtain the logistics information of the transporter of the second transit country based on the logistics information query parameters of the transporter of the second transit country, the information of the transporter of the second transit country and the identification; The terminal information acquisition module is used to repeat the operations of the second information extraction module and the second logistics acquisition module, when the logistics information of a transit country carrier no longer contains the next logistics information query parameter , And use the logistics information of the transporter in the transit country as the logistics information of the destination transporter; The information merging output module is used to merge and output the logistics information of the starting carrier, the logistics information of all transit country carriers, the logistics information of the destination carrier, and the logos of all the carriers. According to item 8 of the scope of patent application, the logistics information acquisition system for transnational transportation is characterized in that the logistics order number entered by the user is a globally unique one generated by the initial carrier according to a preset order number rule. Single number Or the logistics information acquisition system for transnational transportation generates and returns the global unique tracking number to the initial carrier according to the preset tracking number rules. According to item 8 of the scope of patent application, a logistics information acquisition system for cross-border transportation is characterized in that the initial information acquisition module, the first logistics acquisition module, and/or the second logistics acquisition module acquire a carrier The steps of logistics information include: According to the information of the carrier, the corresponding information acquisition method of the carrier is found in the preset rule database. The information acquisition method includes: a simulation request to the carrier’s website, a request to the carrier’s public query interface and/or to the carrier Cooperative inquiry interface for request; Through internet access, obtain data related to logistics information query parameters according to the information acquisition method; After obtaining the data, extract all the information related to the logistics information in the data. The logistics information includes logistics events, event time, event location, various meaningful signs and/or next transit country information. According to item 8 of the scope of patent application, a logistics information acquisition system for transnational transportation is characterized in that the first information extraction module and/or the second information extraction module extract the logistics information query of the transit country carrier The parameters, transit country carrier information and identification steps include: According to the logistics information of the previous and/or multiple carriers, the real parameters used to query the logistics information of the next transit country’s carrier are extracted, and the real parameters include at least: the country code of the international standard after the country identification is converted . According to item 8 or 9 of the scope of patent application, a logistics information acquisition system for cross-border transportation is characterized in that the single number rule database is preset with multiple carrier number rules; When it is identified according to the tracking number rule database that the logistics tracking number conforms to the tracking number rules of multiple transporters, acquiring the information of the initial transporter specified by the user among the multiple transporters; When the logistics order number cannot be identified according to the order number rule database, an unrecognized prompt is returned, and other initial carrier information designated by the user is obtained. According to item 8 or 9 of the scope of patent application, a logistics information acquisition system for transnational transportation is characterized in that the logistics information query parameters include any one or more of the following: Logistics inquiry number, carrier website, logistics information link, postal code. According to item 8 of the scope of patent application, a logistics information acquisition system for cross-border transportation is characterized in that the information integration output module is also used for: According to the logistics information of different types, different languages, different formats, and different descriptions in the merged output content, classify the different stages of the logistics process; Unify the classified content into the preset data format, and output and display.

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