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Patent No.:

US 9607280 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2017

Filed:

Mar. 11, 2015

Methods for shipping element processing

Applicant:

West View Research, Llc, San Diego, CA (US);

Inventors:

Mark J. Gazdzinski, Newark, DE (US);

Robert F. Gazdzinski, San Diego, CA (US);

Assignee:

WEST VIEW RESEARCH, LLC, San Diego, CA (US);

Attorney:

Gazdzinski & Associates, PC

Primary Examiner:

Ahshik Kim

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 15/00 (2006.01); G06Q 10/08 (2012.01); G07B 17/00 (2006.01); G07F 17/00 (2006.01); G07F 17/12 (2006.01); G07G 1/00 (2006.01); G06Q 20/32 (2012.01); H04W 4/00 (2009.01); G06Q 20/20 (2012.01); G06Q 20/36 (2012.01); G04G 21/02 (2010.01); G04G 21/04 (2013.01); G04G 21/06 (2010.01); G06K 19/077 (2006.01); G06Q 20/14 (2012.01); G06K 7/10 (2006.01); G06Q 10/02 (2012.01); H04W 4/02 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 10/0832 (2013.01); G04G 21/025 (2013.01); G04G 21/04 (2013.01); G04G 21/06 (2013.01); G06K 7/10297 (2013.01); G06K 7/10366 (2013.01); G06K 7/10425 (2013.01); G06K 19/07762 (2013.01); G06Q 10/02 (2013.01); G06Q 10/08 (2013.01); G06Q 10/083 (2013.01); G06Q 10/0833 (2013.01); G06Q 20/14 (2013.01); G06Q 20/204 (2013.01); G06Q 20/32 (2013.01); G06Q 20/327 (2013.01); G06Q 20/3278 (2013.01); G06Q 20/363 (2013.01); G07B 17/00193 (2013.01); G07F 17/0014 (2013.01); G07F 17/12 (2013.01); G07G 1/009 (2013.01); H04W 4/008 (2013.01); H04W 4/02 (2013.01); G07B 2017/00225 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods useful for processing shipping elements such as boxes, envelopes, and transport devices during transfer. In one embodiment, the shipping element contains an item being shipped by a user, and the method includes providing the user access to a computerized user interface by which at least information relating to the shipping element can be remotely obtained by the user. During at least one point during shipping, the shipping element is evaluated with respect to at least one physical parameter, and the user is informed via the user interface as to a status or condition of the at least one physical parameter. In another embodiment, a radio-frequency device is inserted into the shipping element along with a user item to be shipped, and the device is used as a basis for the remote provision of information relating to the shipping element during at least a portion of the shipping.

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