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Coded information for inventorying goods

  • US 7,641,104 B1
  • Filed: 12/30/2005
  • Issued: 01/05/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for shipping goods, said system comprising:

  • a data carrier having data electronically retrievable therefrom, said data carrier attached to a parcel carrying said goods, said data being coded in a format readable by a shipping service provider of said parcel, wherein said shipping service provider is an entity that provides shipping of parcels from a sender to an intended recipient and is not associated with said sender or said recipient, and readable by a recipient of said parcel, wherein a format of at least a portion of said electronically retrievable data is specified by said recipient, wherein said data as read by said shipping service provider is used in tracking shipment of said parcel and said data as read by said recipient is used to indicate receipt of said goods by said recipient.

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