David W Mccarter

US Patent:

7375841, May 20, 2008

Filed:

May 2, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/847644

Inventors:

Jared Schutz Polis - Boulder CO, US
David McCarter - San Diego CA, US

Assignee:

Provide Commerce, Inc. - San Diego CA

International Classification:

G06K 15/00
G06F 3/12

US Classification:

358 118, 358 115

Abstract:

Computer system and method to generate an ornamental design on a member from a group consisting of a courier waybill shipping label, a greeting card, and a packing list, the method including: assigning, with a consumer system, signals corresponding to the member; transmitting the signals to an order center; combining, the signals with signals corresponding to an ornamental design; printing the member and printing the ornamental design on the member, at a shipper printer device; and shipping the member under control of the order center computer in accordance with waybill shipping information signals triggered by the ordering center computer.

US Patent:

20020030854, Mar 14, 2002

Filed:

Feb 5, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/776956

Inventors:

Jared Schutz - Boulder CO, US
David McCarter - San Diego CA, US

International Classification:

G06K015/02
G06F017/60

US Classification:

358/001180, 358/001150, 705/026000

Abstract:

A digital electrical computer apparatus located at an order center is used to control shipping a product from a remotely located distribution center. A method includes the steps of: producing output electrical signals representing a packing list for an order of a product by causing an ordering apparatus located at an order center to change input digital electrical signals into the output digital electrical signals, the ordering apparatus including a digital electrical computer having a processor, the processor electrically connected to a memory device for storing and retrieving machine-readable signals in the memory device, to an input device for receiving input data and converting the input data into the input electrical signals, and to an output device for receiving the output electrical signals, and wherein the processor is controlled by a computer program to implement the step of producing; assigning shipping information signals to the order with a digital electrical computer shipping apparatus; linking, by digital communication, the signals representing the packing list with the shipping information signals; transmitting signals representing the packing list and the shipping information signals to, and receiving the signals representing the packing list and the shipping information signals at, a printer device at a distribution center located remotely from the order center and from the digital electrical computer shipping apparatus; printing the packing list and a shipping label at the printer device at the distribution center; and shipping the product, along with the shipping label, from the distribution center.