Mail Manufacturing Virtualization
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
InventorsDouglas Belew, Michael Mocettini
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Abstract
Mail manufacturing virtualization is performed at a centralized routing site. This includes receiving, from at least one mailing source, electronic mailing data associated with at least one mailing and determining a mail routing distribution for the received electronic mailing data. Similarly, mail manufacturing virtualization includes routing the electronic mailing data to a plurality of output centers according to the determined mail routing distribution, where the plurality of output centers are configured to generate physical mail from the electronic mailing data and facilitating sending the physical mail to at least one respective recipient.
Claims20
A computer-implemented method for mail manufacturing virtualization at a centralized routing site, the computer-implemented method comprising:
- receiving, from at least one mailing source, electronic mailing data associated with at least one mailing;
- determining a mail routing distribution for the received electronic mailing data;
- and
- routing the electronic mailing data to a plurality of output centers according to the determined mail routing distribution, wherein the plurality of output centers are configured to generate physical mail from the electronic mailing data and facilitate sending the physical mail to at least one respective recipient.
A centralized routing site for mail manufacturing virtualization, comprising:
- a memory component that stores at least the following:
- logic configured to receive, from at least one mailing source, electronic mailing data associated with at least one mailing;
- logic configured to determine a mail routing distribution for the received electronic mailing data;
- and
- logic configured to route the electronic mailing data to a plurality of output centers according to the determined mail routing distribution,
- wherein the plurality of output centers are configured to generate physical mail from the electronic mailing data and facilitate sending the physical mail to at least one respective recipient.
A computer-readable medium for mail manufacturing virtualization at a centralized routing site, the computer-readable medium including a program that, when executed by a computer, causes the computer to perform at least the following:
- receive, from at least one mailing source, electronic mailing data associated with at least one mailing;
- determine a mail routing distribution for the received electronic mailing data;
- and
- route the electronic mailing data to a plurality of output centers according to the determined mail routing distribution, wherein the plurality of output centers are configured to generate physical mail from the electronic mailing data and facilitate sending the physical mail to at least one respective recipient.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.