Patent ID: 6714922
Filing Date: 2004-03-30
Classification: G06Q,G07B,G09F

Abstract:
A method for a buyer to return goods to a seller, said method includes the steps of:A) packing buyer ordered goods in a container addressed to the buyer; B) affixing a metered indicia to the container, that identifies the container and its contents, which is charged to a sellers meter account for delivery of the container; C) sending information in the indicia, the buyers address, the sellers meter number and container contents to one or more data centers; D) delivering the container to the buyer; E) notifying a data center of the buyers intention to return all or some of the goods in the container to the seller; F) forming at the data center a label having a metered indicia that is charged to the seller's meter account; G) delivering the label to the buyers address; H) affixing the label to the container or affixing the label to a return container containing the goods the buyer is returning to the seller; and I) delivering the container having the returned goods to the seller.