Systems and related methods for associating personal messages with parcels
US10938763B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 3, 2014 |
| Grant date | Mar 2, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 6, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q10/0833
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for allowing a purchaser of a gift to associate a personal message (e.g., an audio and/or video message) with the gift is described. The personal message may be associated with the gift via a unique identifier associated with a parcel (e.g., a parcel tracking number) in which the gift is shipped to the intended recipient of the gift. Once the gift is received by the gift recipient, the gift recipient may also associate a message with the gift via the unique identifier. The gift recipient's message may be in response to the purchaser's message, an unrelated message to the purchaser, a message to the retailer where the gift was purchased, or a message to a common carrier.
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