Patent ID: 7428502

Claim:
A method of delivering goods being sold by a seller, delivered by a shipper, and purchased by a buyer, said method comprising the steps of: receiving shipping instructions at a shipper computer from a seller computer, to deliver said goods to the buyer pursuant to a payment card transaction involving the buyer, the seller, and the shipper, said payment card transaction requiring at least two segments, a first transaction segment occurring between the buyer and the seller and a second transaction segment occurring between the shipper and the buyer; receiving information relating to said first transaction segment at said shipper computer from said seller computer; storing said shipping instructions and said information relating to said first transaction segment in association with a tracking identifier at said shipper computer; said shipper computer transmitting said shipping instructions, said information relating to said first transaction segment, and said tracking identifier to a portable computing device; said portable computing device receiving and storing said shipping instructions, said information relating to said first transaction segment, and said tracking identifier; scanning said goods with said portable computing device; said portable computing device retrieving said shipping instructions and said information relating to the first transaction segment; said portable computing device generating a notification to the shipper that said goods are to be delivered pursuant to an in-person verification of said payment card used in the first transaction segment; the shipper obtaining information from the buyer at the point of delivery and, based at least in part on said information from the buyer, completing the second segment of said payment card transaction; and in response to completing said second segment of said payment card transaction, said portable computing device generating an indication to the shipper of whether to relinquish said goods to the buyer.