Abstract:
Systems and method for customizing a shipping label allow users to select among a list of personalized endorsements (512) which may be displayed on a shipping label printed by the user from an Internet Web site. The user may also create a personalized endorsement (512). The personalized endorsement (512) or message (512) appears in a white space of the shipping label, which may contain other information regarding contact (506, 508) and confirmation (510) information.
Abstract:
Systems and methods for providing a tracking indicia may comprise receiving a request to receive the tracking indicia, the request being received from a sender of an item. Furthermore, systems and methods for providing a tracking indicia may comprise providing the tracking indicia, the tracking indicia being configured to be applied to the item by the sender. Moreover, systems and methods for providing a tracking indicia may comprise tracking the item as it passes through an item delivery system and providing data to the sender corresponding to the item's passage through the item delivery system.
Abstract:
Methods and systems for detecting suspicious use of coded payment indicia on a delivery item, such as fraudulent IBI on a delivery item placed in the U.S. postal system and taking action triggered by the suspicion. Actions may include extracting the suspicious delivery item from the delivery process, recording images and gathering other information about the suspicious delivery item, and notifying, billing, or penalizing the sender of the suspicious delivery item.
Abstract:
Providing a verifiable delivery payment coding comprises providing verification data (430) configured to be included in a delivery payment coding. Next, providing the verifiable delivery payment (420) coding comprises receiving an item in an item delivery system (440), the item comprising the delivery payment coding including the verification data. In addition, providing the verifiable delivery payment coding comprises verifying the authenticity of the delivery payment coding (450) using the verification (430) data included in the delivery payment coding.