Systems and methods for processing third-party returns

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 12073412
APP PUB NO 20230368210A1
SERIAL NO

18225316

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In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to processing product returns. In some embodiments, a system for processing returns comprises a POS terminal located in a retail facility and configured to receive an order identifier associated with an online order that includes a product purchased from a third-party seller via the retailer's website, wherein the retail facility is a brick-and-mortar facility associated with the retailer, and wherein the third-party seller is not the retailer, and transmit, to a control circuit, the order identifier, a database configured to store order information, and the control circuit configured to receive the order identifier, determine the product, determine a refund amount for the product, determine a location to which the product should be returned, generate a return label, create a return transaction for the product, and transmit the return label, wherein the POS terminal is configured to print the return label.

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WALMART APOLLO LLC1 CUSTOMER DRIVE MAIL STOP 0215 BENTONVILLE AZ 72716

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Huang, Zhijian San Diego, US 28 494
Hulliberger, Casey S Rogers, US 3 1
Humphrys, Douglas E Bentonville, US 21 276
Lobo, Charles Harry Cave Springs, US 5 36
Mandavia, Nivea Sterling, US 4 3
Manmohan, Maheer Sunnyvale, US 4 3
Pandey, Tripuresh Bengaluru, IN 3 1
Shake, Sid Rogers, US 14 92
Stanley, Darren W Falls Church, US 3 1

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