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US 2014/0279656 A1Published application
Multi-carrier tracking systems and related methods
OwnerBala Ganesh, Scott Castaldo +1inventors
InventorsBala Ganesh, Scott Castaldo, Amber Reed
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Abstract
A system for providing individuals with comprehensive shipping and online purchasing information is disclosed. The system receives online purchasing and shipping information associated with purchases, regardless of where an individual made the purchase (e.g., from any website), what items were purchased, and what carrier shipped the purchased items. The purchasing and shipping information is made available to the individual through an account and associated login. This allows individuals to conveniently view all shipping information and a detailed record of all online purchases in one location.
Claims25
A computer system comprising:
- at least one processor, wherein said computer system is configured for:
- (A) receiving first purchasing data collected from a website associated with a first online retailer, the first purchasing data associated with a first purchase made by a user from the first online retailer;
- (B) receiving first shipping data collected from an email account associated with the user, the first shipping data associated with the first purchase and wherein the first shipping data comprises a first tracking number associated with a first common carrier;
- (C) receiving second purchasing data collected from a second retailer website and associated with a second purchase made by the user from the second online retailer;
- (D) receiving second shipping data collected from the email account associated with the user, the second shipping data associated with the second purchase and wherein the second shipping data comprises a second tracking number associated with a second common carrier;
- (E) receiving first tracking information associated with the first tracking number;
- (F) receiving second tracking information associated with the second tracking number;
- (G) associating the first tracking information and the first shipping data with the first purchasing data;
- (H) associating the second tracking information and the second shipping data with the second purchasing data;
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- (I) saving to memory:
- the associated first purchasing data, first tracking information, and first shipping data;
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- the associated second purchasing data, second tracking information, and second shipping data.
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A computer system comprising:
- at least one processor, wherein said computer system is configured for:
- (A) receiving purchasing data collected from a plurality of websites, the purchasing data associated with a plurality of purchases made by a user;
- (B) receiving shipping data associated with the user, the shipping data associated with the plurality of purchases, wherein the shipping data comprises one or more tracking numbers associated with one or more common carriers;
- (C) receiving tracking information associated with each of the one or more tracking numbers;
- (D) receiving a particular tracking number from the user;
- (E) determining if the one or more tracking numbers comprise the particular tracking number;
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- (F) if the one or more tracking numbers comprise the particular tracking number;
- i. identifying one or more particular purchases of the plurality of purchases the particular tracking number is associated with;
- and
- ii. sending, to a client device associated with the user, at least a portion of the purchasing data associated with the one or more particular purchases.
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A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer executable instructions for:
- (A) detecting a first purchase from a first online retailer by a first user;
- (B) collecting, from a website of the first online retailer, first purchasing data associated with the first purchase;
- (C) collecting, from an email account associated with the first user, first shipping data associated with the first purchase, wherein the first shipping data comprises a first tracking number associated with one or more parcels associated with a first common carrier;
- (D) detecting a second purchase from a second online retailer by the first user;
- (E) collecting, from a website of the second online retailer, second purchasing data associated with the second purchase;
- (F) collecting, from the email account associated with the first user, second shipping data associated with the second purchase, wherein the second shipping data comprises a second tracking number associated with one or more parcels associated with a second common carrier;
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- (G) sending, to a computer system:
- 1. the first purchasing data;
- 2. the first shipping data;
- 3. the second purchasing data;
- and
- 4. the second shipping data;
- wherein the computer system is configured to receive the first tracking number and, at least partially based on receiving the first tracking number, request, from the first common carrier, tracking information associated with the first tracking number.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.