公开(公告)号：US20130124402A1

公开(公告)日：2013-05-16

申请号：US13730686

申请日：2012-12-28

Applicant: UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA, INC.

Inventor： MARK R. HILBUSH ,  ANTHONY G. CREASY ,  KURT L. STADELE ,  JIM DEVENEY ,  JANE SNEERINGER ,  CHARLES G. ORF ,  DAVID MICHEL ,  CHRISTOPHER T. SCHENKEN ,  PHILLIP G. LAWSON ,  JOHN YANIKOV ,  LAWRENCE WIGHT ,  DIANE MINAHAN ,  STEVE YEUNG ,  THOMAS DORRIS ,  MARK TROWBRIDGE ,  ROBERT GEPHART ,  DIANE LYNN T. RASHBAUM

IPC: G06Q10/08

CPC classification number: G06Q10/083 ,  G06Q10/06311 ,  G06Q10/08 ,  G06Q10/0835 ,  G06Q10/087

Abstract: Systems and methods for shipping a package from a package sender to an intended recipient, utilizing Internet communications to place shipping orders, request on demand package pickup, maintain and utilize pre-stored profile information, view shipping history, track orders, etc. A package sender with an Internet-accessible computer accesses an Internet site and associated shipping system operated by a shipping service provider. The package sender enters information required for shipping the package, including shipping options and methods for payment, and the shipment transaction is validated. If the transaction is validated, printer indicia are communicated to the customer's computer, which is enabled to locally print a prepaid label containing special machine-readable as well as human-readable indicia. The shipping service provider acquires the package by drop-off, standard pickup or on call pickup, scans the machine readable indicia, verifies other indicia of authenticity, and processes the package in accordance with information encoded on the label.

Abstract translation: 将包裹从包发送方运送到预定收件人的系统和方法，利用互联网通信来发送装运单，请求包裹提取，维护和使用预先存储的配置文件信息，查看运输历史，跟踪订单等。 具有互联网访问计算机的发送者访问由运输服务提供商操作的因特网站点和相关联的运输系统。 包裹发件人输入包裹所需的信息，包括送货选项和付款方式，并且装运交易已经验证。 如果交易被验证，则打印机标记被传送到客户的计算机，该计算机能够本地打印包含特殊的机器可读的以及可读的标记的预付标签。 运输服务提供商通过下放，标准取件或呼叫代答获取包裹，扫描机器可读标记，验证其他标识的真实性，并根据标签上编码的信息处理包装。