ENHANCED PAYMENTS FOR SHIPPING
First Claim
1. A method for validating an identity of a user, the method comprising:
- receiving, via a kiosk, input information from a user;
transmitting, via the kiosk, at least a portion of the input information to a computer system to enable the computer system to determine whether the input information of the user corresponds to stored identification data associated with the user and to enable the computer system to generate and provide a message comprising a code to a user device of the user in response to determining that the input information corresponds to the stored identification data of the user; and
receiving, via the kiosk, input of the code from the user to determine that the input of the code is the correct code that was provided to the user device of the user.
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Abstract
Systems, methods, apparatus, and computer program products are provided for initiating shipment of and payment for shipping a parcel. For example, in one embodiment, a customer/user can receive a message on a user device from a carrier that includes an authorization code for shipping a parcel. After the customer/user ships the parcel, the carrier can charge a variety of accounts for the shipping charges, including a wireless services provider associated with the user device. In another embodiment, the customer/user can interact with a kiosk to ship the parcel. In this embodiment, the carrier can also charge a variety of accounts for the shipping charges, including a wireless services provider.
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28 Claims
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1. A method for validating an identity of a user, the method comprising:
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receiving, via a kiosk, input information from a user; transmitting, via the kiosk, at least a portion of the input information to a computer system to enable the computer system to determine whether the input information of the user corresponds to stored identification data associated with the user and to enable the computer system to generate and provide a message comprising a code to a user device of the user in response to determining that the input information corresponds to the stored identification data of the user; and receiving, via the kiosk, input of the code from the user to determine that the input of the code is the correct code that was provided to the user device of the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus comprising a kiosk for validating an identity of a user, the apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the processor, cause the kiosk to at least:
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receive input information from a user; transmit at least a portion of the input information to a computer system to enable the computer system to determine whether the input information of the user corresponds to stored identification data associated with the user and to enable the computer system to generate and provide a message comprising a code to a user device of the user in response to determining that the input information corresponds to the stored identification data of the user; and receive input of the code from the user to determine that the input of the code is the correct code that was provided to the user device of the user. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A computer program product for validating an identity of a user executing a kiosk, the computer program product comprising at least one computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising:
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an executable portion configured to receive input information from a user; an executable portion configured to transmit at least a portion of the input information to a computer system to enable the computer system to determine whether the input information of the user corresponds to stored identification data associated with the user and to enable the computer system to generate and provide a message comprising a code to a user device of the user in response to determining that the input information corresponds to the stored identification data of the user; and an executable portion configured to receive input of the code from the user to determine that the input of the code is the correct code that was provided to the user device of the user. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28)
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