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Reverse manifesting by returns service provider

  • US 20040194056A1
  • Filed: 12/23/2003
  • Published: 09/30/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/10/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, performed by a returns provider, of calculating shipping costs due to a carrier in connection with customer returns of items, comprising the steps of:

  • receiving shipping due packages containing returned items at a returns center;

    wherein affixed to each package is a printed label, the label having machine readable package attribute data, the data representing at least a package identifier, the origin of the package, and a delivery location;

    reading the manifesting data on each package;

    weighing each package, thereby obtaining weight data;

    delivering the manifesting data and the weight data to a processing system;

    storing shipping rate data in the processing system; and

    using the processing system to calculate the shipping costs for the packages, based on the data delivered in the delivering step.

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