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US 2003/0114956 A1Published application
System and method for notifying sender of address change for addressee
AssigneePitney Bowes Inc.
InventorsMark Cullen, Alberta A. Vitale
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AssigneePitney Bowes Inc.
InventorsMark Cullen, Alberta A. Vitale
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An embodiment of the system of the present invention comprises a mailpiece sorting apparatus and a postcard printer. A list of employees that no longer work at the company or a list of changed employee addresses can be used, as well as a database of forwarding addresses. The incoming mail sorting apparatus can obtain a digital image of the front of an incoming mailpiece and can determine that the mailpiece is addressed to a former employee or an employee whose address has changed. The sender or return address is also obtained from the digital image and is printed as the recipient address on a post card. The original recipient address is printed along with a forwarding address (if available). A message is sent to the addressor that, for example, the employee is no longer at the original recipient address. The original sender is instructed to update his or her database. In another example, if a forwarding address is not known for the intended recipient, the original sender is notified that the addressee has moved and a new address is not known and a request is made for the addressee to update his or her database.
A method of cleansing an incoming mailstream using an incoming mail sorting apparatus having a database of addressees for use in sorting incoming mailpieces comprising the steps of:
The method of step 1 whereby in step e), informing the sender of the updated addressee information is performed by sending a notification mailpiece to the sender including updated addressee information.
The method of step 1 further comprising the step of:
An system for sorting incoming mailpieces and processing address changes, the system comprising:
A system for sorting incoming mailpieces and processing address changes comprising:
A method of sorting incoming mailpieces using an incoming mailpiece sorting apparatus, the method comprising the steps of:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.