Patent ID: 8740062

Claim:
A method for virtual delivery of tangible objects using Zulu Numbers, comprising: assigning a first ZuluNumber to uniquely identify a first tangible object, and a second ZuluNumber to identify a second tangible object, wherein the first and second tangible objects are substantially equivalent; associating information concerning the first tangible object with the first ZuluNumber and information concerning the second tangible object with the second ZuluNumber; embedding the first ZuluNumber into a machine readable format associated with the first tangible object; embedding the second ZuluNumber into a machine readable format associated with the second tangible object; receiving a transaction request associated with the first ZuluNumber and indicative of the first tangible object being dropped off at an embankment point for transfer along with source information and destination information; virtually routing the first tangible object to a destination point by identifying that the second tangible object is substantially equivalent to the first tangible object, and that the second tangible object is available at the destination point corresponding to the destination information; authorizing release of the second tangible object at the destination point; and receiving a transaction request associated with the second ZuluNumber and indicative of the tangible object being picked up at the destination point.