Systems, devices, and methods for the use of a mobile device to generate a shipping label
OwnerPatrick Whitehouseinventor
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Abstract
Systems, devices, and methods are provided for a sender to use of a mobile device to interface with a shipping agent's environment for the purpose of generating a shipping label. The sender can identify shipping label information through a software application operating on the sender's mobile device. The application can facilitate the transfer of the shipping label information to the shipping agent's environment, such as a kiosk or a retail counter, and the like. The shipping agent's environment can then produce or print a hardcopy of the shipping label for use on the mail piece (e.g., parcel or package) to be shipped.
Claims31
A method of obtaining a shipping label for a package, comprising:
- identifying shipping label information with a mobile device;
- transferring data representative of the shipping label information from the mobile device to a publicly accessible self-service kiosk;
- and
- obtaining a hardcopy shipping label from the kiosk, wherein the hardcopy shipping label is based on the data representative of the shipping label information transferred from the mobile device.
A mobile device, comprising:
- a display;
- a user interface;
- and
- a processor configured to run a mobile application, wherein the processor, when running the application, is configured to accept user input through the user interface that identifies shipping label information relating to the shipment of a mail piece, and display a barcode representative of the shipping label information on the display, the barcode being scannable in a shipping agent's environment.
A mobile device, comprising:
- a shipping agent environment interface;
- a user interface;
- and
- a processor configured to run a mobile application, wherein the processor, when running the application, is configured to accept user input through the user interface that identifies shipping label information relating to the shipment of a mail piece, and transfer data representative of the shipping label information to a shipping agent's environment through the shipping agent environment interface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.