SYSTEM FOR SHIPPING AN ITEM USING AN ELECTRONIC ENVELOPE
First Claim
1. A system for shipping an item comprising:
- an electronic envelope including;
an enclosure for shipping an item,a long-range communications chip fixed to said enclosure, said long-range communications chip configured to receive shipping information related to said electronic envelope,an updateable electronic display fixed to said enclosure, said updateable electronic display configured to display said shipping information received by said long-range communications chip, anda microcomputer chip fixed to said enclosure, said microcomputer chip connected to said long-range communications chip and to said updateable electronic display and configured to receive from said long-range communications chip said shipping information provided to said long-range communications chip and to selectively display said shipping information on said updateable electronic display to facilitate handling of said envelope; and
a carrier computer configured to store said shipping information and to communicate with said long-range communications chip on said electronic envelope to provide said long-range communications chip with said shipping information to be displayed on said updateable electronic display.
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Abstract
The disclosed system enables a sender to ship an item in an envelope using a mobile shipping application running on a computing device or carrier computer. This system includes an electronic envelope having an updateable flexible electronic visual display that displays shipping information transmitted by a carrier computer via a wireless network, a cellular chip for receiving updated shipping information from the carrier computer, and a microcomputer chip for transmitting the information to the electronic display. The computing device, carrier computer, or both, execute the mobile shipping application that is accessible with a computing device and through which a sender places a shipping order. The system further comprises a carrier computer configured to execute the mobile shipping application running on the carrier computer, a data storage device to store the shipping orders, and a transceiver for communicating with the cellular chip on the envelope across a wireless communications network.
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24 Claims
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1. A system for shipping an item comprising:
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an electronic envelope including; an enclosure for shipping an item, a long-range communications chip fixed to said enclosure, said long-range communications chip configured to receive shipping information related to said electronic envelope, an updateable electronic display fixed to said enclosure, said updateable electronic display configured to display said shipping information received by said long-range communications chip, and a microcomputer chip fixed to said enclosure, said microcomputer chip connected to said long-range communications chip and to said updateable electronic display and configured to receive from said long-range communications chip said shipping information provided to said long-range communications chip and to selectively display said shipping information on said updateable electronic display to facilitate handling of said envelope; and a carrier computer configured to store said shipping information and to communicate with said long-range communications chip on said electronic envelope to provide said long-range communications chip with said shipping information to be displayed on said updateable electronic display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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