US 2013/0113199 A1 · DOUBLE POSTCARD CHECK WITH ADDRESS CORRECTION FORM AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF

Abstract

A double postcard check mailer and a method of use therefore are described. The mailer is comprised of a check component and a payee data correction component detachably coupled to the check component. The mailer, when folded, has the dimensions of a double postcard. The mailer is sent to the payee of the check. The payee detaches the check component from the payee data correction component and cashes the check component. The payee further fills out the payee data correction component with updated information, such as a corrected address, and deposits the completed payee data correction component in the mail with postcard shipping postage. The original sender of the mailer receives the payee data correction component and updates the payee's information based on the data received in the completed payee data correction component.

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Dependent claims

A mailing apparatus comprising:

a check component including a check having a front side and a back side, the front side including a payee field, a maker field, a written amount field, an account number field, a routing number field, and a numeric amount field, the back side including an endorsement line;
and
a payee data correction component detachably coupled to the check component, the payee data correction component including a payee data correction form having a front side and a back side, the front side including a maker address field in a substantially central or right-central area of the front of the payee data correction form, and a payee data correction field at a substantially top left portion of the front of the payee data correction form,
wherein the top front edge of the check folds downwardly towards the bottom front edge of the payee data correction component, such that when the mailing apparatus is folded, the back of the check and the back of the payee data correction form are external and the front of the check and the front of the payee data correction from are internal.

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A method of administering distribution of funds in one of a legal proceeding, a class action litigation proceeding and a bankruptcy proceeding, the method comprising:

receiving a name of a payee and payee data, wherein the payee is one of a plurality of claimants in the proceeding, wherein the payee data includes at least one of a mailing address and contact information of the payee, and wherein the payee is owed at least one future payment through the one of the class action proceeding and the bankruptcy proceeding;
storing the name of the payee and the payee data in a database;
generating a mailer based on an amount of one of the at least one future payment, the name of the payee, and the payee data, the mailer including a check component and a payee data correction component detachably coupled to the check component, wherein when the mailer is folded, the mailer having dimensions in compliance with U.S. Postal Regulations governing the applicability of postcard postage rates;
applying a predetermined amount of postage to the mailer, the predetermined amount being in compliance with the postcard shipping rates;
sending the mailer to the payee;
paying funds to the payee once the payee cashes the check component;
receiving the payee data correction component from the payee, the payee data correction component including at least one of a corrected name of the payee and a corrected address of the payee;
and
updating at least one of the stored name of the payee and the stored payee data in the database based on the corrected name of the payee and the corrected address of the payee received in the payee data correction component.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Double postcard check with address correction form and method of use thereof

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Double postcard check with address correction form and method of use thereof

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