Method and system for facilitating shipping via third-party payment service

US7895129B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• eBay Inc. · US

Inventors

• Brian Andrew Phillips · San Francisco, US
• Chad Hurley · Palo Alto, US
• Greg Cervelli · San Jose, US
• Ki Ching Wong · Sunnyvale, US
• Paul Arthur Martin · Menlo Park, US
• Steve S. Chen · San Jose, US
• Yu PAN · Lo Wu, CN

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 18, 2003
• Grant date: Feb 22, 2011
• Expiry date: Aug 17, 2025

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q30/0619
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

An integrated shipping scheme enables seller users of a third-party payment service to facilitate shipping transactions in connection with payment transactions for items sold by the sellers. Shipping information is automatically gathered and/or entered by the seller via a computer interface hosted by the third-party payment service and sent “behind the scenes” to a selected shipping vendor. The shipping vendor processes the shipping information, and returns shipment data, including data to generate a shipping label. A web page containing the shipping label is then generated and served to a client operated by the seller and displayed on a browser screen, enabling the shipping label to be printed out by the seller. At the same time, electronic payment transfer operations are performed to effectively transfer payment from the seller directly to the shipping vendor via the third-party payment service in a manner that is transparent to both the seller and the shipping vendor.