Methods and systems for producing shipping labels

Patent 7409353 Issued on August 5, 2008. Estimated Expiration Date:

December 7, 2027. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

Abstract Claims Description Full Text

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Inventors

Assignee

Z-Firm LLC

Application

No. 11952561 filed on 12/07/2007

US Classes:

705/1AUTOMATED ELECTRICAL FINANCIAL OR BUSINESS PRACTICE OR MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENT

Examiners

Primary: Hayes, John W.
Assistant: Erb, Nathan H.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Seed IP Law Group PLLC

International Class

G06Q 30/00

Abstract

Methods and systems for producing shipping labels are provided. Example embodiments provide a Shipping Label Production System (“SLPS”), which produces shipping labels based on a shipping uniform resource identifier (“URI”) that identifies a shipping protocol and includes shipment information and post-back information. The SLPS may be configured to produce, in accordance with the shipping protocol, a shipping label by outputting a shipping label based on the shipment information, and automatically posting information about the producing of the shipping label to a code module identified by the post-back information. In some embodiments, the actions of the SLPS may be initiated by a Web browser in response to a user selection of a shipping URI. This abstract is provided to comply with rules requiring an abstract, and it is submitted with the intention that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.

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