Patent ID: 6889194

Claim:
A system for preparing an electronic shipping record for a parcel, and for ordering and tracking parcel deliveries, comprising: (a) a central computer including a tracking database for a plurality of parcels, and means for receiving a parcel pickup request, said central computer for downloading a parcel shipping procedure; and (b) an intelligent telephone, comprising: (1) an input device for receiving information; (2) a data transfer device for receiving information from said central computer; (3) an information storage device; (4) a screen device for displaying information; and (5) a processor coupled to said input device, said data transfer device, said information storage device, and said screen device, said processor for: (A) communicating with said central computer via a network; (B) receiving and storing said parcel shipping procedure from said central computer; (C) displaying said parcel shipping procedure with said screen device as a menu of choices for selection; (D) receiving via said parcel shipping procedure delivery information relating to a parcel; (E) storing said delivery information as a shipping record of said parcel; and (F) transmitting said shipping record of said parcel to said parcel pickup request receiving means and to said tracking database, in response to receiving said delivery information.