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US 6,970,855 B2Granted
Method and system for enterprise-level unassisted customer shipping
AssigneePitney Bowes Inc.
InventorsPradeep Das, Michael Calderwood, Emily C. Debolt, Timothy L. Gesse, Bernard E. Gracey, Jr., Ralph E. Martin, Jr.
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Abstract
A system and method for unassisted enterprise-level unassisted customer shipping is described providing for payment of shipping and item costs in a single transaction. In one configuration, a customer utilizes a kiosk to process a shipping bill of materials for presentment at a point of sale terminal.
Claims10
A method for processing a payment related to a shipment comprising:
- receiving information relating to at least one item to be shipped in the shipment;
- receiving information relating to a destination for the at least one item;
- determining shipping information including a shipping cost for the shipment;
- storing the shipping information on a server;
- providing an identifier for retrieving the shipping information from the server;
- printing a code representing the identifier on an identifier media before processing payment for the at least one item;
- receiving the identifier media at a payment location and obtaining the identifier from the identifier media at the payment location;
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- processing the payment for the at least one item and the shipping cost in a single transaction at the payment location using the identifier to obtain the shipping information from the server.
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