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US 12,579,497 B2Granted
Radio frequency identification shipping labels
AssigneeeBay Inc.
InventorPhivos Costas Aristides
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Abstract
Systems and methods are directed to generating radio frequency identification (RFID) shipping labels. A request to access shipping options is received, via a mobile application operating on a mobile device of a user, whereby the shipping options include an option to program a RFID tag associated with a package to be shipped. In response to receiving the request, the shipping options are presented on a user interface displayed on the mobile device. An indication of a selection of the option to program the RFID tag is received via the mobile application. In response to receiving the indication, instructions are presented on a second user interface that indicate positioning the mobile device within proximity of the RFID tag. The mobile device then programs the RFID tag with shipping information.
Claims16
A method comprising:
- receiving, via a mobile application operating on a mobile device of a user that is shipping a package, a request to access shipping options for the package, the shipping options including at least an option to print a shipping label and an option to program a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag with shipping information;
- in response to receiving the request, causing presentation, on the mobile device, of a user interface that displays at least a shipping address and the shipping options;
- receiving, via the mobile application, an indication of a selection of the option to program the RFID tag with the shipping information;
- in response to receiving the indication, causing presentation on a second user interface of instructions to position the mobile device within proximity of the RFID tag;
- causing the mobile device to program the RFID tag with a plurality of different sets of the shipping information corresponding to a plurality of shipping entities, each set being encrypted such that each set is decryptable and readable only by a corresponding shipping entity of the plurality of shipping entities;
- after programming the RFID tag, causing display, on the mobile device of the user, of an option to transmit details of the RFID tag to a recipient of the package;
- and
- in response to selection of the option, transmitting the details of the RFID tag to the recipient of the package.
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A system comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
- receiving, via a mobile application operating on a mobile device of a user that is shipping a package, a request to access shipping options for the package, the shipping options including at least an option to print a shipping label and an option to program a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag with shipping information;
- in response to receiving the request, causing presentation, on the mobile device, of a user interface that displays at least a shipping address and the shipping options;
- receiving, via the mobile application, an indication of a selection of the option to program the RFID tag with the shipping information;
- in response to receiving the indication, causing presentation on a second user interface of instructions to position the mobile device within proximity of the RFID tag;
- causing the mobile device to program the RFID tag with a plurality of different sets of the shipping information corresponding to a plurality of shipping entities, each set being encrypted such that each set is decryptable and readable only by a corresponding shipping entity of the plurality of shipping entities;
- after programming the RFID tag, causing display, on the mobile device of the user, of an option to transmit details of the RFID tag to a recipient of the package;
- and
- in response to selection of the option, transmitting the details of the RFID tag to the recipient of the package.
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A machine-storage medium comprising instructions which, when executed by one or more processors of a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:
- receiving, via a mobile application operating on a mobile device of a user that is shipping a package, a request to access shipping options for the package, the shipping options including at least an option to print a shipping label and an option to program a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag with shipping information;
- in response to receiving the request, causing presentation, on the mobile device, of the shipping options on a user interface that displays at least a shipping address and the shipping options;
- receiving, via the mobile application, an indication of a selection of the option to program the RFID tag with the shipping information;
- in response to receiving the indication, causing presentation on a second user interface of instructions to position the mobile device within proximity of the RFID tag;
- causing the mobile device to program the RFID tag with a plurality of different sets of shipping information corresponding to a plurality of shipping entities, each set being encrypted such that each set is decryptable and readable only by a corresponding shipping entity of the plurality of shipping entities;
- after programming the RFID tag, causing display, on the mobile device of the user, of an option to transmit details of the RFID tag to a recipient of the package;
- and
- in response to selection of the option, transmitting the details of the RFID tag to the recipient of the package.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.