Patent ID: 11880848
Assignee: nan
Field: IT methods for management (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  B | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. A method for using a convertible shopping bag, comprising the following steps:
providing the convertible shopping bag to a user, wherein the convertible shopping bag comprises at least one flexible component(s);
encoding said convertible shopping bag with a symbol and associating that symbol with a record of a purchase of goods made by said user;
placing said goods within said convertible shopping bag;
pre-authorizing the storing and/or shipping of said convertible shopping bag at a storage and/or shipping location;
wherein the symbol is scanned at the storage and/or shipping location confirming the pre-authorization of the storing and/or shipping of the convertible shopping bag at the storage and/or shipping location; and
wherein the convertible shopping bag is converted into a box-like shape by folding the convertible shopping bag along at least one of the flexible component(s).