Methods and apparatuses for mailing items

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2017193493-A1
Application number	US-201615392140-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 28, 2016
Priority date	Dec 30, 2015
Publication date	Jul 6, 2017
Grant date	—

Abstract

A method and an apparatus are provided for mailing items in the field of network technology. The method includes: generating an access request by a mobile terminal after scanning a mailing label; sending the access request of accessing a mailing page to a server; displaying the mailing page; acquiring mailing information inputted on the mailing page, and sending the mailing information to a server.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method, comprising:
generating, by a mobile terminal, an access request after scanning a mailing label; sending, by the mobile terminal, the access request for accessing a mailing page to a server; displaying the mailing page on the mobile terminal; and acquiring, by the mobile terminal, mailing information inputted on the mailing page, and sending the mailing information to the server.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
obtaining a mailing fee according to mailing route information and weight data of the mailing item after receiving the mailing route information and the weight data from a first mailing device; and displaying a delivery details page of the mailing item, wherein the delivery details page comprises identity information of at least one potential delivery user and the mailing fee.

3 . The method according to claim 2 , further comprising:
detecting a selection operation that specifies a delivery user on the delivery details page; sending delivery user confirmation information to the server, such that the server sends payment information of the mailing item after receiving the delivery user confirmation information, wherein the payment information comprises account information of the delivery user; and displaying a payment page of the mailing item according to the payment information.

4 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
scanning the mailing label comprising a Near Field Communication (NFC) label using a NFC reader in the mobile terminal.

5 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving an instruction that instructs the mobile terminal to write the mailing information into the mailing label; and writing the mailing information into the mailing label using Near Field Communication.

6 . A method, comprising:
receiving, by a server, an access request of accessing a mailing page, wherein the access request is generated by scanning a mailing label using a mobile terminal; sending, by the server, a mailing page to the mobile terminal; receiving mailing route information and weight data of a mailing item sent by a first item mailing device; calculating mailing fees for the mailing item of at least one delivery user according to the mailing route information and the weight data, and generating a delivery details page; and sending the delivery details page to the mobile terminal, wherein the mailing route information is obtained by the first item mailing device through reading the mailing label of the mailing item, wherein the delivery details page comprises identity information of a potential delivery user and a corresponding mailing fee.

7 . The method according to claim 6 , further comprising:
receiving delivery user confirmation information sent by the mobile terminal, wherein the delivery user confirmation information is sent by the mobile terminal after detecting a selection operation that specifies a delivery user on the delivery details page; sending payment information of the mailing item to the mobile terminal, wherein the payment information comprises account information of the delivery user; and sending address information of the first item mailing device and first verification information to the delivery user after a payment success message returned by the mobile terminal is received.

8 . The method according to claim 6 , further comprising:
acquiring mailing status information of the mailing item periodically after a first taking-item-out prompt message sent by the first item mailing device is received; and sending the mailing status information to the mobile terminal and an addressee terminal.

9 . The method according to claim 6 , further comprising:
sending a picking-item-up prompt message and second verification information to an addressee terminal of the mailing item after a delivery request sent by a second item mailing device is received; and clearing data in the mailing label of the mailing item after a second taking-item-out prompt message sent by the second item mailing device is received.

10 . An apparatus, comprising:
a processor and a communication chip; and a memory for storing instructions executable by the processor, wherein the processor is configured to:
generate an access request after scanning a mailing label by the apparatus using the communication chip;
send an access request of accessing a mailing page to a server;
instruct the apparatus to display the mailing page;
acquire mailing information inputted on the mailing page; and
send the mailing information to the server.

11 . The apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
verify the mailing information be comparing the mailing information with previous mailing records; and send an instruction that instructs a mobile terminal to write the mailing information into the mailing label.

12 . The apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
calculate a mailing fee according to mailing route information and weight data of the mailing item after receiving the mailing route information and the weight data from a first item mailing device; and generate a delivery details page of the mailing item, wherein the delivery details page comprises identity information of a potential delivery user and a corresponding mailing fee.

13 . The apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
receive a selection operation that specifies a delivery user on the delivery details page; send delivery user confirmation information to the server, such that the server sends payment information of the mailing item after receiving the delivery user confirmation information, wherein the payment information comprises account information of the delivery user; and display a payment page of the mailing item according to the payment information.

14 . The apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the communication chip comprises a Near Field Communication (NFC) reader that scans the mailing label using NFC.

15 . An apparatus, comprising:
a processor; a memory for storing instructions executable by the processor; wherein the processor is configured to: send a mailing page to a mobile terminal after an access request of accessing the mailing page sent by the mobile terminal is received, wherein the access request is generated and sent by the mobile terminal after scanning a mailing label; receive mailing route information and weight data of a mailing item sent by a first item mailing device; calculate mailing fees for the mailing item of at least one delivery user according to the mailing route information and weight data, and generate a delivery details page; and send the delivery details page to the mobile terminal, wherein the mailing route information is obtained by the first item mailing device through reading the mailing label of the mailing item, and wherein the delivery details page comprises identity information of a potential delivery user and a corresponding mailing fee.

16 . The apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
receive delivery user confirmation information sent by the mobile terminal, wherein the delivery user confirmation information is sent by the mobile terminal after detecting a selection operation of specifying the delivery user on the delivery details page; send payment information of the mailing item to the mobile terminal, wherein the payment information comprises account information of the

Assignees

• Xiaomi Inc

Inventors

• Jia Weiguang
• Ma Na
• Hou Enxing

Classifications

• H04L67/12 Primary

  specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks · CPC title

• G06Q20/3278 Primary

  RFID or NFC payments by means of M-devices · CPC title

• G06Q10/083 Primary

  Shipping · CPC title

• H04L67/02

  based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP] · CPC title

• G06Q50/32

  Physics · mapped topic