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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2022

Filed:

Dec. 21, 2017
Applicant:

United States Postal Service, Washington, DC (US);

Inventors:

Anthony Cramer Jones, Brooklyn, NY (US);

Dominik Heinrich, New York, NY (US);

Caspar Serge Ouvaroff, New York, NY (US);

Assignee:

UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE, Washington, DC (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 50/32 (2012.01); G06Q 10/08 (2012.01); G07B 17/00 (2006.01); G06Q 20/32 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 10/0832 (2013.01); G06Q 20/3223 (2013.01); G06Q 50/32 (2013.01); G07B 17/00508 (2013.01);
Abstract

The present disclosure provides methods and systems for the collection and delivery of physical items. Implementations consistent with the present disclosure provide a method including receiving, by a user interface device, a request from a user to deliver an item to a destination using a digital stamp, wherein the item includes destination information. The method also includes receiving, by the user interface device, a destination address from the user. The method also includes providing, by the user interface device, the delivery fee for the item. The method also includes generating the digital stamp using the destination address received from the user, the delivery fee for the item, and user account information. The method also includes collecting the item, wherein the item lacks any physical indicia that the delivery fee for the item has been paid or will be paid.


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