Sales Methods, Delivery Methods, Code Verification Methods, Repudiation Resolution Methods, and Articles of Manufacture
First Claim
1. A sales method comprising:
- accepting an order for goods from a customer;
providing a code to the customer, the code being associated with the goods; and
receiving the code from the customer prior to delivering the goods.
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Abstract
A sales method includes accepting an order for goods from a customer, providing a code associated with the goods to the customer, and receiving the code from the customer prior to delivering the goods. A code verification method includes providing a code associated with goods ordered by a customer to the customer and receiving a verification request from a delivery agent tendering delivery of the goods to the customer. The verification request includes an asserted code provided by the customer. The method also includes determining whether the asserted code is the code previously provided to the customer. A repudiation resolution method includes receiving a request to reverse a credit charge for a purchase of goods from a customer and determining whether the customer provided a code associated with the goods to a delivery agent in response to the delivery agent tendering delivery of the goods to the customer.
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Citations
43 Claims
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1. A sales method comprising:
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accepting an order for goods from a customer; providing a code to the customer, the code being associated with the goods; and receiving the code from the customer prior to delivering the goods. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A delivery method comprising:
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accepting an order for goods from a customer; requesting that a verification agency provide a code to the customer, the code being associated with the goods; and providing the goods to a shipping agency, the shipping agency being instructed to deliver the goods to the customer after receiving the code from the customer. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A code verification method comprising:
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providing a code to a customer, the code being associated with goods ordered by the customer; receiving a verification request from a delivery agent tendering delivery of the goods to the customer, the verification request including an asserted code provided by the customer; determining whether the asserted code is the code previously provided to the customer; if the asserted code is the code previously provided to the customer, informing the delivery agent that the asserted code has been verified; and if the asserted code is not the code previously provided to the customer, informing the delivery agent that the asserted code has not been verified. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An article of manufacture comprising:
media comprising programming configured to cause processing circuitry to perform code verification processing comprising; receiving a verification request from a delivery agent tendering delivery of goods to a customer, the verification request including an asserted code provided to the delivery agent by the customer; determining whether the asserted code matches a code previously provided to the customer, the previously provided code being associated with the goods; if the codes match, informing the delivery agent that the asserted code has been verified; and if the codes do not match, informing the delivery agent that the asserted code has not been verified. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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28. A delivery method comprising:
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receiving goods ordered by a customer, the goods being associated with a code provided to the customer; receiving an asserted code from the customer; and transferring the goods to the customer only if the asserted code is the code provided to the customer. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A repudiation resolution method comprising:
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receiving a request to reverse a credit charge from a customer, the credit charge resulting from a purchase of goods made by the customer; determining whether the customer provided a code associated with the goods to a delivery agent in response to the delivery agent tendering delivery of the goods to the customer; if the customer provided the code to the delivery agent, refusing to reverse the credit charge; and if the customer did not provide the code to the delivery agent, reversing the credit charge. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38)
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39. An article of manufacture comprising:
media comprising programming configured to cause processing circuitry to perform code verification processing comprising; receiving an asserted code from a delivery agent, the delivery agent having obtained the asserted code from a customer; transmitting the asserted code to a verification system, the verification system being configured to determine whether the asserted code matches a code previously provided to the customer, the previously provided code being associated with goods ordered by the customer; and receiving a message from the verification system indicating whether the delivery agent is authorized to transfer the goods to the customer. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43)
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