Global Patent Index - EP 1127304 A1

EP 1127304 A1 20010829 - METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SHIPPING/MAILING

Title (en)

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SHIPPING/MAILING

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND SYSTEM ZUM VERSCHIFFEN/VERSCHICKEN

Title (fr)

PROCEDE ET SYSTEME DE TRANSPORT/EXPEDITION

Publication

EP 1127304 A1 20010829 (EN)

Application

EP 99971558 A 19991029

Priority

  • US 9925508 W 19991029
  • US 10606698 P 19981029

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0026842A1] An efficient and errorfree processing of shipping/mailing information is fostered by reducing manual work and by validating the information. A user at terminal (101) generates barcode (110) including encrypted shipping information is generated at an enterprise network site (100) for processing a mail piece (115). The label (105) is placed on the mail piece (115) for forwarding to mail center (103). Shipping/mailing center (103) includes a terminal (125) which converts the shipping information into the appropriate format of the selected carrier. Terminal (125) then instructs thermal printer (13) to print a shipping label (135) affixed to mail piece (115).

IPC 1-7

G06F 17/60

IPC 8 full level

G06Q 10/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G06Q 10/08 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0026842 A1 20000511; WO 0026842 A9 20001026; AU 1458700 A 20000522; CA 2348546 A1 20000511; EP 1127304 A1 20010829; EP 1127304 A4 20050907

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 9925508 W 19991029; AU 1458700 A 19991029; CA 2348546 A 19991029; EP 99971558 A 19991029