Patent ID: 7458612
Filing Date: 2008-12-02
Classification: G07B,G09F

Abstract:
1. An electronic representation of a United States Postal Service shipping label, said electronic representation of the United States Postal Service shipping label comprising: an electronic representation of machine-readable paid United States Postal Service information-based postage indicia, wherein said electronic representation of machine-readable paid United States Postal Service information-based postage indicia comprises an electronic representation of a digital signature and an electronic representation of a machine-readable information-based indicia of an amount of paid United States Postal Service postage; an electronic representation of a United States Postal Service shipping service type selected from the group consisting of: a United States Postal Service Express Mail identifier, a United States Postal Service Priority Mail identifier, a United States Postal Service Parcel Post identifier, a United States Postal Service Global Express Mail identifier, and a United States Postal Service Global Priority Mail identifier; an electronic representation of a ship-to address; and an electronic representation of a corresponding machine-readable United States Postal Service shipping service processing option identifier, said corresponding machine-readable United States Postal Service shipping service processing option identifier selected from a group consisting of: a United States Postal Service Express Mail tracking identifier, a United States Postal Service Delivery Confirmation identifier, and a United States Postal Service postal routing identifier, wherein said electronic representation of the United States Postal Service shipping label is formatted for printing via a remote client computer to a printer device associated with the remote client computer.