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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2005
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2001
Applicant:
Heng Chu, Raleigh, NC (US);
Inventor:
Heng Chu, Raleigh, NC (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F011/30 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method, apparatus, and computer implemented instructions in a data processing system for shipping an item. The system includes receiving an encrypted address identifying a destination for the item, associating the encrypted address with the item, and using a carrier to deliver the item to the encrypted address, wherein the carrier decrypts the encrypted address to deliver the item to the destination. The encrypted address may be encrypted in a manner to limit reusability, such as a single use or a particular carrier.