Patent ID: 8060452
Filing Date: 2011-11-15
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A code verification method comprising: providing a code to a customer, the code being associated with goods ordered by the customer; receiving a verification request from a delivery agent tendering delivery of the goods to the customer, the verification request including an asserted code provided by the customer; determining whether the asserted code is the code previously provided to the customer; communicating a message comprising one or more words or symbols to the delivery agent in response to determining whether the asserted code is the code previously provided to the customer; if the asserted code is the code previously provided to the customer, the message comprising one or more words or symbols comprising a directive for the delivery agent to physically transfer the goods to the customer; and if the asserted code is not the code previously provided to the customer, the message comprising one or more words or symbols comprises a directive for the delivery agent to not physically transfer the goods to the customer.