Data processing: financial – business practice – management – or co – Automated electrical financial or business practice or... – Electronic shopping
Reexamination Certificate
2007-11-13
2007-11-13
Gart, Matthew S. (Department: 3625)
Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co
Automated electrical financial or business practice or...
Electronic shopping
C705S001100, C705S027200, C705S050000, C705S074000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10311748
ABSTRACT:
Methods and systems consistent with the present invention facilitate in sending a package (112) to a customer at a physical address via a shipper (106) while preserving customer privacy. In accordance with an embodiment, an order is received from the customer (102). The order may include a unique identifier corresponding to the customer. A package (110) is sent to the shipper (106) in fulfillment of the order, the package including the unique identifier. Then, the customer's physical address is derived from the unique identifier and the package is delivered (112) from the shipper to the customer's physical address.
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Estes Jacquelyn
Orbke Wayne H.
Penn Maria C.
Pensabene Phillip A.
Ray Christine R. L.
Allen William J.
Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner L.L.P.
Gart Matthew S.
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