Pick Up and Drop Off Package Delivery System
First Claim
1. A package pick up and delivery system comprising:
- a website accessible by a potential shipper, the website including a menu identifying a package shipping location and a package pick up location so that a user can select both a package shipping location and a package pick up location, whereby the shipping location is accessible by the shipper, but is not the shipper'"'"'s address, and the package pick up location, which is accessible to a recipient, but is not the recipient'"'"'s address;
the website also including a payment system for calculating shipping charges and recording payment by the shipper;
the website also communicating with the recipient to identify the package pick up location and an estimated delivery date, as well as means accessible by the recipient to determine current package delivery status;
wherein the package shipping location and the package pick up locations each comprise retail establishments dealing in merchandise unrelated to the package being shipped and of the type which both the shipper and the recipient can patronize.
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Abstract
A package pick up and delivery system allows distribution of packages between any two locations serviced by a carrier or delivery system. At each location, merchandise, different from the packages handled by this system, would be available to the public. Such locations can include big box stores, drug stores, restaurants and similar retail or commercial establishments. A website is available to the shipper to identify pick up and delivery locations and to record payment for the shipment. Information for notifying the recipient can be input to the website and a notice sent to the recipient, who can subsequently access the website to determine the status of the shipment. This system allows the operator of a freight distribution or carrier system to increase the utilization of the carrier system. Patronage of retail establishments, operating as pick up and drop off locations can also be increased.
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20 Claims
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1. A package pick up and delivery system comprising:
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a website accessible by a potential shipper, the website including a menu identifying a package shipping location and a package pick up location so that a user can select both a package shipping location and a package pick up location, whereby the shipping location is accessible by the shipper, but is not the shipper'"'"'s address, and the package pick up location, which is accessible to a recipient, but is not the recipient'"'"'s address; the website also including a payment system for calculating shipping charges and recording payment by the shipper; the website also communicating with the recipient to identify the package pick up location and an estimated delivery date, as well as means accessible by the recipient to determine current package delivery status; wherein the package shipping location and the package pick up locations each comprise retail establishments dealing in merchandise unrelated to the package being shipped and of the type which both the shipper and the recipient can patronize. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18)
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9. A system for pick up and delivery of packages, comprising:
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a freight distribution system for delivering merchandise to commercial establishments in multiple locations; a publically accessible website including a menu allowing a user to designate both a drop off location and a pick up location from among the multiple locations to which the merchandise is delivered by the freight distribution system, wherein the website includes means for determining a shipping cost for a package delivered by the user to a designated drop off location to a designated pick up location, and means for recording payment of the shipping cost by the user, and a package tracking subsystem allowing packages to be picked up from any of the multiple locations for delivery to any other one of the multiple locations. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 15, 16, 17)
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19. A package pick up and delivery system comprising:
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a website on a server, the website being accessible by a potential shipper, the website including a menu identifying a package shipping location and a package pick up location so that a user can select both a package shipping location and a package pick up location, whereby the shipping location is accessible by the shipper, but is not the shipper'"'"'s address, and the package pick up location, which is accessible to a recipient, but is not the recipient'"'"'s address; the website also including a payment system for calculating shipping charges and recording payment by the shipper; the website also communicating with the recipient to identify the package pick up location and an estimated delivery date, as well as means accessible by the recipient to determine current package delivery status; wherein the package shipping location and the package pick up locations each comprise commercial establishments dealing in merchandise unrelated to the package being shipped and of the type which both the shipper and the recipient can patronize and, wherein the system includes a confirmation device at the pick up location communicable with the server to provide positive confirmation of receipt of the package by the commercial establishment before any notification to the recipient of delivery to the pick up location so that unattended delivery of the package is not possible. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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