Patent ID: 8301511

Claim:
A system by which a buyer can create and purchase a shipping label from a shipping service provider for use by a seller in connection with delivery of goods purchased over the Internet from the seller, said system comprising: at least one computer processor; at least one memory coupled to the processor, said at least one memory storing a computer program executable by the processor to: receive registration information from the buyer, the registration information comprising data specifying registration of the buyer for a shipping account with the shipping service provider; create the shipping account in which the buyer can arrange for direct payment of shipping services with the shipping service provider; receive shipping information from the buyer accessing the shipping account and entering the shipping information, the shipping information being associated with a transaction with the seller and comprising information to facilitate, at least in part, shipment of the goods from the seller to the buyer; create a file containing a pre-populated shipping label, the pre-populated shipping label comprising the buyer's physical delivery address in a human readable format; and transfer the file to the seller such that the seller can use the pre-populated shipping label to facilitate shipment of the goods to the buyer via the shipping service provider.