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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2010
Sathiyan Parameswaran, Morrisplains, NJ (US);
Bruce Besserer, Old Tappan, NJ (US);
Nicholas Costides, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Mark Hilbush, Roseland, NJ (US);
Sathiyan Parameswaran, Morrisplains, NJ (US);
Bruce Besserer, Old Tappan, NJ (US);
Nicholas Costides, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Mark Hilbush, Roseland, NJ (US);
United Parcel Service of America, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
Systems, methods, apparatus, and computer program products are provided for initiating shipment of and payment for shipping a parcel. For example, in one embodiment, a customer/user can receive a message on a user device from a carrier that includes an authorization code for shipping a parcel. After the customer/user ships the parcel, the carrier can charge a variety of accounts for the shipping charges, including a wireless services provider associated with the user device. In another embodiment, the customer/user can interact with a kiosk to ship the parcel. In this embodiment, the carrier can also charge a variety of accounts for the shipping charges, including a wireless services provider.