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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8155976 | Automated mailer envelope addressing An envelope for conveying an item from a sender to a recipient and back with a window and unique identifying indicia. The envelope comprises a base panel with a window, a sender address panel, and a recipient address panel. The sender address panel is affixed to the... | 04/10/2012 |
| 7958529 | Method of sharing an item rental account An account in an item rental service is shared with others using computer-implemented profiles, subject to computer-enforced constraints. In one embodiment, a method provides for establishing a user account, wherein the user account is associated with an account own... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7848968 | Processing returned rental items In an embodiment, a method of processing returned rental inventory items comprises receiving, at a rental item provider and from a set of first customers of the rental item provider, a set of returned rental items that the first customers have returned to the rental... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7631323 | Method of sharing an item rental account An account in an item rental service is shared with others using computer-implemented profiles, subject to computer-enforced constraints. In one embodiment, a method provides for establishing a user account, wherein the user account is associated with an account own... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7617127 | Approach for estimating user ratings of items According to another embodiment of the invention, an approach is provided for estimating how a particular user would rate a particular item from a plurality of items. The approach is applicable to any type of items, including rental items such as movies, music and g... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7568613 | Mailer envelope with inventory control window An envelope for conveying an item from a sender to a recipient and back with a window and unique identifying indicia. The envelope comprises a base panel with a window, a sender address panel, and a recipient address panel. The sender address panel is affixed to the... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7546252 | Approach for managing rental items across a plurality of distribution locations An “inventory free” approach for managing rental items across a plurality of distribution locations includes sending at least some rental items that are not needed by two or more distribution locations to a designated distribution location. Rental items sent to ... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7403910 | Approach for estimating user ratings of items According to another embodiment of the invention, an approach is provided for estimating how a user would rate an item that the user has not yet rated. The approach is applicable to any type of items, including rental items such as movies and games, and the inventio... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401727 | Mailing and response envelope and method of making the same A mailing and response envelope for conveying an item from a sender to a recipient and back is disclosed. The envelope comprises a base panel, a sender address panel, and a recipient address panel. The sender address panel is affixed to the base panel by an adhesive... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7024381 | Approach for renting items to customers According to a computer-implemented approach for renting items to customers, customers specify what items to rent using item selection criteria separate from deciding when to receive the specified items. According to the approach, customers provide item selection cr... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6966484 | Mailing and response envelope A mailing and response envelope for conveying an item from a sender to a recipient and back is disclosed. The envelope comprises a base panel, a sender address panel, and a recipient address panel. The sender address panel is affixed to the base panel by an adhesive... | 11/22/2005 |
