Patents by Inventor Stuart Willoughby

Stuart Willoughby has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 8756113
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for obtaining shipping services information over a network by a telephone call center receiving orders for merchandise. Instructions are received at the telephone call center, which permits the telephone call center to access the shipping information for shipment of the merchandise. The telephone call center sends the request over the network to the server for the shipping services information. Thereafter, the server sends the requested shipping services information to the telephone call center. The shipping service information may be in the format of a label, which may be attached to a package for shipment of the merchandise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: United States Postal Service
    Inventor: Stuart Willoughby
  • Patent number: 8676671
    Abstract: Systems and methods provide shipping services information. In one implementation, a method is provided in which an e-commerce server receives a request for shipping information from an end-user. The e-commerce server generates an extensible markup language (XML) request based on the requested shipping information and sends the XML request to an application programming interface (API) server. The API server determines, based on the XML request, one of a plurality of API modules stored in the API server to process the XML request and generates an XML response based on data included in the XML request. The API server sends the XML response to the e-commerce server, which sends the XML response to the end-user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: United States Postal Service
    Inventor: Stuart Willoughby
  • Publication number: 20120179575
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for obtaining shipping services information over a network by a telephone call center receiving orders for merchandise. Instructions are received at the telephone call center, which permits the telephone call center to access the shipping information for shipment of the merchandise. The telephone call center sends the request over the network to the server for the shipping services information. Thereafter, the server sends the requested shipping services information to the telephone call center. The shipping service information may be in the format of a label, which may be attached to a package for shipment of the merchandise.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Applicant: United States Postal Service
    Inventor: Stuart WILLOUGHBY
  • Patent number: 8170959
    Abstract: A label and a method for providing a label to a user is described. The label may be a mailing label to be placed on letters or parcels. The label includes information such as postage, delivery address, return address, and a barcode for tracking delivery information. A user may request both a label and postage in what, to the user, appears to be a single computerized connection on a single internet web-page. A postage indicia is provided through a postage provider with whom the user has a deposit or credit. The label itself may be generated through a label-generating application hosted or generated by an entity separate from the postage provider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: United States Postal Service
    Inventors: Stuart Willoughby, Ronald F. Smith, Daniel Lord, Charles Outman, Joseph A. Otten, John Gullo, Anna Vale
  • Patent number: 8108223
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for obtaining shipping services information over a network (110) by a telephone call center (130) receiving orders for merchandise. Instructions are received at the telephone call center (130), which permits the telephone call center (130) to access the shipping services information residing on a server (140). The telephone call center (130) generates a request for the shipping services information for shipment of the merchandise. The telephone call center (130) sends the request over the network (110) to the server (140) for the shipping services information. Thereafter, the server (140) sends the requested shipping services information to the telephone call center (130). The shipping service information may be in the format of a label, which may be attached to a package for shipment of the merchandise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: United States Postal Service
    Inventor: Stuart Willoughby
  • Patent number: 8078549
    Abstract: A label and a method for providing a label to a user is described. The label may be a mailing label to be placed on letters or parcels. The label includes information such as postage, delivery address, return address, and a barcode for tracking delivery information. A user may request both a label and postage in what, to the user, appears to be a single computerized connection on a single internet web-page. A postage indicia is provided through a postage provider with whom the user has a deposit or credit. The label itself may be generated through a label-generating application hosted or generated by an entity separate from the postage provider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: United States Postal Service
    Inventors: Stuart Willoughby, Ronald F. Smith, Daniel Lord, Charles Outman, Joseph A. Otten, John Gullo, Anna Vale
  • Publication number: 20090094082
    Abstract: Systems and methods provide shipping services information. In one implementation, a method is provided in which an e-commerce server receives a request for shipping information from an end-user. The e-commerce server generates an extensible markup language (XML) request based on the requested shipping information and sends the XML request to an application programming interface (API) server. The API server determines, based on the XML request, one of a plurality of API modules stored in the API server to process the XML request and generates an XML response based on data included in the XML request. The API server sends the XML response to the e-commerce server, which sends the XML response to the end-user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2008
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Inventor: Stuart Willoughby
  • Publication number: 20040122690
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for obtaining shipping services information over a network (110) by a telephone call center (130) receiving orders for merchandise. Instructions are received at the telephone call center (130), which permits the telephone call center (130) to access the shipping services information residing on a server (140). The telephone call center (130) generates a request for the shipping services information for shipment of the merchandise. The telephone call center (130) sends the request over the network (110) to the server (140) for the shipping services information. Thereafter, the server (140) sends the requested shipping services information to the telephone call center (130). The shipping service information may be in the format of a label, which may be attached to a package for shipment of the merchandise.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2004
    Publication date: June 24, 2004
    Inventor: Stuart Willoughby
  • Publication number: 20040083233
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for providing shipping services information over a network by providing instructions to a first server from a second server which permits the first server to access the shipping services information residing on the second server over the network. The first server receives a request by a client for the shipping services information at the second server. The second server provides the requested shipping services information to the client through the first server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2003
    Publication date: April 29, 2004
    Inventor: Stuart Willoughby
  • Publication number: 20030217017
    Abstract: A label and a method for providing a label to a user is described. The label may be a mailing label to be placed on letters or parcels. The label includes information such as postage, delivery address, return address, and a barcode for tracking delivery information. A user may request both a label and postage in what, to the user, appears to be a single computerized connection on a single internet web-page. A postage indicia is provided through a postage provider with whom the user has a deposit or credit. The label itself may be generated through a label-generating application hosted or generated by an entity separate from the postage provider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2002
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Inventors: Stuart Willoughby, Ronald F. Smith, Daniel Lord, Charles Outman, Joseph A. Otten, John Gullo, Anna Vale