Internet package shipping systems and methods

A system and methods for shipping a package (12) from a package sender (16) to an intended recipient (18), utilizing Internet communications (30) to place shipping orders, request on demand package pickup, maintain and utilize prestored profile information, view shipping history, track orders, etc....

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Hauptverfasser:	GEPHART ROBERT, ORF CHARLES G, WIGHT LAWRENCE, TROWBRIDGE MARK, SNEERINGER JANE, CREASY ANTHONY G, RASHBAUM DIANE LYNN T, MINAHAN DIANE, LAWSON PHILLIP G, DORRIS THOMAS, YEUNG STEVE, MICHEL DAVID, DEVENEY JIM, HILBUSH MARK R, YANIKOV JOHN, STADELE KURT L, SCHENKEN CHRISTOPHER T
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	CALCULATING COMPUTING CONVEYING COUNTING DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FORADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORYOR FORECASTING PURPOSES ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL PACKING PERFORMING OPERATIONS PHYSICS PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS STORING SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE,COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTINGPURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING ORTIPPING TRANSPORTING
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Zusammenfassung:	A system and methods for shipping a package (12) from a package sender (16) to an intended recipient (18), utilizing Internet communications (30) to place shipping orders, request on demand package pickup, maintain and utilize prestored profile information, view shipping history, track orders, etc. A package sender (16) with an Internet-accessible computer (20) accesses an Internet site and associated shipping system (10) operated by a shipping service provider (14). The package sender (16) enters information required for shipping the package (12), including shipping options and methods for payment. The options and payment for the shipment transaction are validated. If the transaction is validated, printer indicia are communicated to the customer's computer (20), which is enabled to locally print a prepaid label (25) containing special machine-readable (876) as well as human-readable indicia (904). The shipping service provider (14) acquires the package by drop-off, standard pickup or on call pickup, scans the machine readable indicia, verifies other indicia of authenticity, and processes the package (12) in accordance with information encoded on the label.