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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:
May. 20, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 02, 2004
Applicant:
Philip S. Siegel, Austin, TX (US);
Inventor:
Philip S. Siegel, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Newgistics, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 99/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides a method and system for processing returns at a return center. The return center accesses return rules of a merchant associated with an item of merchandise that has been returned by a customer. The item is then processed according to one or more of the return rules. The processing may include determining the eligibility of the return, notification to a merchant associated with the return, crediting of an account associated with the customer, and/or subsequent disposition of the return.