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US 2013/0212187 A1Published application
Mail Management
OwnerSean Shahrokh Mortazavi, Brendan Riberainventors
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Abstract
The instant application discloses, among other things, techniques to allow a user to inform direct mail senders of their preferences with respect to communications.
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1) A mail management system comprising:
- a processor;
- a memory coupled to the processor;
- an identifier receiving component configured to allow receiving an identifier of an item of mail;
- an identifier recognition component configured to perform recognition on the identifier to determine a sender of the item of mail;
- a preference submission component configured to submit a preference request to the sender;
- and
- a notification receiving component configured to receive a response resulting from the preference request.
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6) A method comprising:
- receiving an identifier of an item of mail;
- associating the item of mail with an address;
- performing recognition on the identifier to determine a sender of the item of mail;
- and
- submitting via a first communication channel to the determined sender a preference request to inform the sender communication preferences for the address.
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16) A system comprising:
- a processor;
- a memory coupled to the processor;
- an identifier selection component configured to allow selecting an identifier of an item of mail;
- an associate address component configured to associate an address with the identifier;
- an information submission component configured to submit information associated with an item, an address, and a preference to a mail management service;
- and
- a notification receiving component configured to receive a status resulting from the preference request.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.