Patent ID: 8788432
Filing Date: 2014-07-22
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method for efficient processing of product returns from a first facility to a second facility in connection with an electronic registration (ER) system comprising a computer including a processor, the method comprising: receiving, by the computer and at the first facility, unique identifying information for each product for which return authorization is sought; transmitting, by the computer, for each product for which return authorization is sought, the unique identifying information to a general database for a determination as to whether applicable return criteria are met based on information stored in the general database; obtaining, by the computer and the processor of the ER system, a return authorization from the general database for products that qualify for return in response to determinations that applicable return criteria are met; and enabling the products that qualify for return to be shipped, along with an identification of the return authorization, to the second facility to obtain credit for the returned products, wherein the general database is located at a location remote from the first facility, and wherein the transmitting is accomplished via electronic communication with the remote location.