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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2000
Applicants:
William W. Smith, Iii, Medina, WA (US);
Charles D. Mentzer, Redmond, WA (US);
Paul R. Mclaughlin, Redmond, WA (US);
Harland Fred Maier, Jr., Bellevue, WA (US);
Inventors:
William W. Smith, III, Medina, WA (US);
Charles D. Mentzer, Redmond, WA (US);
Paul R. McLaughlin, Redmond, WA (US);
Harland Fred Maier, Jr., Bellevue, WA (US);
Assignees:
Stamps.com Inc., Los Angeles, CA (US);
iShip Inc., Atlanta, GA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides a computer system for managing shipping of a plurality of parcels by a plurality of users using a plurality of carriers that functionally aligns each server computer device of a plurality of server computer devices so that each server computer device performs a plurality of activities in support of a primary function.