Patent ID: 7844497

Claim:
A system comprising: a web server; and an integrated shipping server hosted by a third-party payment service, linked in communication with the web server, the web server and integrated shipping server, acting as an intermediary server between a sender and a shipping vendor, comprising software instructions that when executed enable the sender to arrange for shipment of a package to a recipient via the shipping vendor by performing operations, by the integrated shipping server, including: generating and serving web pages via which shipping information including sender address is automatically entered into the web pages based on a current user session and an applicable mode, the shipping information being listed with the third-party payment service; registering the sender with the shipping vendor based on the shipping information; arranging for the shipment of the package via the shipping vendor, as the sender's a proxy of the sender; interacting with an on-line interface hosted by the shipping vendor, as if an individual user is directly accessing the on-line interface; receiving shipping data pertaining to the shipment from the shipping vendor, said the shipping data including data corresponding to a shipping label; and generating and serving a web page via which the shipping label may be printed.