发明授权
- 专利标题: Dynamic determination of item returns during transit
- 专利标题(中): 运输中项目退货的动态确定
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申请号: US12573790申请日: 2009-10-05
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公开(公告)号: US07958061B1公开(公告)日: 2011-06-07
- 发明人: Felix F. Antony , Donald Kaufman , Weiling Yang , Jeffrey D. Evarts
- 申请人: Felix F. Antony , Donald Kaufman , Weiling Yang , Jeffrey D. Evarts
- 申请人地址: US NV Incline Village
- 专利权人: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
- 当前专利权人: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
- 当前专利权人地址: US NV Incline Village
- 代理机构: Seed IP Law Group PLLC
- 主分类号: G06F17/30
- IPC分类号: G06F17/30
摘要:
Techniques are described for automatically and dynamically determining how to handle items being returned from customers while the items are in transit. Various factors may be considered to determine appropriate item return handling, including by assessing current conditions at the time of the determination. In addition, the dynamic item return handling may include selecting one of various potential return destinations for each item being returned and one of various types of return routing for the return. In some situations, the item return handling is performed for an item being returned from a customer while the item is at an intermediate shipping location, such as a selected location to which the customer was directed to send the item. This abstract is provided to comply with rules requiring an abstract, and with the intention that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.