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Internet package shipping systems and methods

  • US 8,719,182 B2
  • Filed: 12/28/2012
  • Issued: 05/06/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/08/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for shipping a package from a shipping service provider'"'"'s customer to an intended recipient, the method comprising the steps of:

  • receiving a customer-entered order to ship a package, the customer-entered order including a same day on call pickup option, from an Internet accessible computer system operated by a customer;

    validating shipping information associated with the customer-entered order, by an Internet-accessible shipping computer system (ISS), including validating whether a shipping service provider is capable of picking up the package on the same day;

    in response to successfully validating the shipping information, communicating printer indicia to the customer at the Internet accessible computer system such that the customer is able to print a label for affixation to the package, the label containing predetermined label shipping information;

    acquiring the package from the customer via the shipping service provider;

    scanning a label affixed to the package to obtain the label shipping information from the label on the package;

    delivering the package to the intended recipient in accordance with the shipping information entered by the customer and label shipping information obtained from the label affixed to the package; and

    in response to unsuccessfully validating the shipping information, generating at least one alternative shipping option, by the ISS, and displaying the alternative shipping option to the customer.

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