Patent ID: 6840444
Filing Date: 2005-01-11
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
1. 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) exposing on a material data bits of a radio frequency identification (RFID) circuit in a manner that the data bits will represent goods that have been ordered by the buyer, the RFID circuit having a number generation portion that is activated when the RFID circuit is read, the number generation portion identifying the buyer, the container and its contents; C) placing the RFID circuit in the container; D) delivering the container to the buyer; E) altering on the material the data bits of the number generation portion of the RFID circuit in a manner that the altered bits will represent goods that are being returned to the seller; and F) returning the RFID circuit, the returned goods and the container to the seller.