Patent ID: 8301458
Filing Date: 2012-10-30
Classification: B65D,G06Q,G09F,Y02W

Abstract:
1. A method of distributing an item to successive recipients, the method comprising: receiving addressing data based on indicia on a surface of a container; determining with a computer, based on the address data, that an item is disposed within the container, the container and the item having been dispatched from a first recipient of the container and of the item; receiving data identifying the item disposed within the container, the data being based on further indicia on a surface of the container; receiving image data indicative of at least a portion of the item disposed within the container, wherein the item is viewable via a viewing window on the container and wherein the image data is generated by inspecting the item through the viewing window; detecting physical damage to the item based on the image data; identifying through use of a computer a second recipient of the item based on the detected physical damage to the item; readdressing the container to the second recipient; and dispatching the container to the second recipient.