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20110227729 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A SECURE SHIPPING LABEL - According to various embodiments, a shipping label validation system is provided for determining whether a shipping label is valid or counterfeit. The system may be used, for example, by a shipping entity (e.g., a common carrier) to prevent counterfeiting by generating and embedding onto the shipping label a shipping label hash index based upon at least a portion of the data located on the shipping label. The shipping label data may include, for example, a sender's address, recipient's address, package weight, tracking number, routing code, service code, and/or MaxiCode. The system may also be used to detect existing counterfeit shipping labels by independently generating a confirmation hash index based upon the same portion of the data used to calculate the shipping label hash index. In various embodiments, the system identifies counterfeit shipping labels based upon any discrepancies revealed when comparing the shipping label hash index to the confirmation hash index. | 09-22-2011 |
20110307357 | ENHANCED PAYMENTS FOR SHIPPING - Systems, methods, apparatus, and computer program products are provided for initiating shipment of and payment for shipping a parcel. For example, in one embodiment, a customer/user can receive a message on a user device from a carrier that includes an authorization code for shipping a parcel. After the customer/user ships the parcel, the carrier can charge a variety of accounts for the shipping charges, including a wireless services provider associated with the user device. In another embodiment, the customer/user can interact with a kiosk to ship the parcel. In this embodiment, the carrier can also charge a variety of accounts for the shipping charges, including a wireless services provider. | 12-15-2011 |
20110307361 | ENHANCED PAYMENTS FOR SHIPPING - Systems, methods, apparatus, and computer program products are provided for initiating shipment of and payment for shipping a parcel. For example, in one embodiment, a customer/user can receive a message on a user device from a carrier that includes an authorization code for shipping a parcel. After the customer/user ships the parcel, the carrier can charge a variety of accounts for the shipping charges, including a wireless services provider associated with the user device. In another embodiment, the customer/user can interact with a kiosk to ship the parcel. In this embodiment, the carrier can also charge a variety of accounts for the shipping charges, including a wireless services provider. | 12-15-2011 |
20150262320 | ENHANCED PAYMENTS FOR SHIPPING - Systems, methods, apparatus, and computer program products are provided for initiating shipment of and payment for shipping a parcel. For example, in one embodiment, a customer/user can receive a message on a user device from a carrier that includes an authorization code for shipping a parcel. After the customer/user ships the parcel, the carrier can charge a variety of accounts for the shipping charges, including a wireless services provider associated with the user device. In another embodiment, the customer/user can interact with a kiosk to ship the parcel. In this embodiment, the carrier can also charge a variety of accounts for the shipping charges, including a wireless services provider. | 09-17-2015 |
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20080218966 | Mounting Plate for Electronic Components - A mounting plate for electronic components, including cooling conduits that are integrated into a plate body and that are traversed by a coolant, a fixing device for mounting electronic components that are to be cooled being located on the plate body. The mounting plate has the fixing device including at least one first groove with an approximately C-shaped cross-section, which extends in a linear manner in the extension direction of the mounting plate. At least one screw nut is inserted and locked against torsion in the groove in order to form a screw connection with an electronic component. | 09-11-2008 |
20080232065 | Mounting Plate for Electronic Components - A mounting plate for electronic components, including cooling conduits that are integrated into a plate body and that are traversed by a coolant, and a fixing device for mounting the electronic components being located on the plate body. The fixing device includes at least one retaining piece and a first recessed groove or channel that extends in a linear manner in the direction of extension of the mounting plate. A retaining piece, which includes a fixing thread, for securing the component can be inserted into the groove or channel. | 09-25-2008 |
20080259573 | Housing or Frame-Like Holding Element with an Inscribed Strip - A housing or a frame-like holding element for, in particular, electronic or electrical components, including a frame that surrounds an opening, a holding fixture that, while extending in a longitudinal direction, is formed in the front side of at least one profile. An inscribed strip is placed inside the holding fixture and supports a holding strip that forms a viewing surface on the front side. This invention provides a holding element that can be easily assembled while having a visually appealing layout of the inscribed strip. This invention provides frame limbs forming the frame in the form of frame profiles, of which the holding fixture for the inscribed strip is formed on at least one, and the holding strip, on a rear side facing away from the viewing side, has two longitudinally extending resilient detent webs which are parallel to one another and which have detent elements that engage in a locking manner within detent mating elements formed on the holding fixture. | 10-23-2008 |
20090121091 | Device for Guiding Cables or Wires - A device used to guide cables or wires through walls. The device includes a maintaining device connected to two or more cable maintaining elements. The maintaining elements surround, in a frame-like manner, a through-opening, and the cable maintaining elements are arranged in the region of the through opening. According to this invention, at least one of the cable maintaining devices or at least two groups of cable maintaining devices can be connected to the maintaining device independently from one or more of the remaining cable maintaining devices by connecting elements which are associated with the cable maintaining devices, in order to improve the ease of mounting of this type of device. | 05-14-2009 |