System and Method for Initiating Returns Over a Network
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1. An electronic return shipping system, comprising:
- a merchant application residing on a computer within said electronic return shipping system, said merchant application configured to generate a return service request in response to a request from a customer to return a good previously purchased from a merchant; and
an online return application in electronic communication with said merchant application;
said online return application configured to receive said return service request and generate a shipping label based at least in part on said return service request,wherein said online return application is further configured to format and send a label delivery link that is associated with said shipping label and includes a hypertext link to a uniform locator address.
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Abstract
The present invention provides systems and methods for processing return transactions over a network. An embodiment of the invention discloses an online return application that generates an electronic return shipping label that can be delivered to a browser of a customer that wishes to make a return. Also, disclosed is the creation and transmission of label delivery links, which provide for dynamic generation and delivery of shipping labels.
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19 Claims
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1. An electronic return shipping system, comprising:
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a merchant application residing on a computer within said electronic return shipping system, said merchant application configured to generate a return service request in response to a request from a customer to return a good previously purchased from a merchant; and an online return application in electronic communication with said merchant application;
said online return application configured to receive said return service request and generate a shipping label based at least in part on said return service request,wherein said online return application is further configured to format and send a label delivery link that is associated with said shipping label and includes a hypertext link to a uniform locator address. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An electronic return shipping system, comprising:
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an application residing on a computer within said electronic return shipping system, said application configured to generate a return service request in response to a request from a first individual to return a good previously purchased from a second individual; and an online return application in electronic communication with said application;
said online return application configured to receive said return service request and generate a shipping label based at least in part on said return service request,wherein said online return application is further configured to format and send a label delivery link that is associated with said shipping label and includes a hypertext link to a uniform locator address.
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19. A computer-readable medium having computer-readable code embodied in said medium, said computer-readable code comprising:
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receiving a return service request from a merchant application over a computer network generated by said merchant application in response to a request from a customer to return a good previously purchased from a merchant; generating a shipping label based at least in part on said return service request; and formatting and sending a label delivery link that is associated with said shipping label and includes a hypertext link to a uniform locator address.
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