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US 6,549,892 B1Granted
System for delivering mail
AssigneePitney Bowes Inc.
InventorRonald P. Sansone
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Abstract
A method that enables the post to deliver letters, flats, post cards and packages (mail) addressed to a recipient name and unique code to be delivered directly to the recipient. Mail addressed to a name and a unique code would be captured by the post during the posts sortation process and rerouted to the delivery address of the unique code.
Claims12
A method for delivering mail that is addressed to a named recipient, said method comprises the steps of:
- receiving recipient's name and recipient's current delivery address;
- assigning a unique code for individual recipients;
- relating in a database recipient's unique code with recipient's name and current delivery address;
- delivering information to recipient's that represents their assigned unique codes;
- placing by the sender of mail information that represents recipient's name and unique code on mail;
- reading information on mail to capture recipients name and unique code, when present;
- changing recipient's current delivery address in the data base in accordance with recipient's instructions;
- determining recipient's current delivery address from recipients name and unique code;
- printing by a mail carrier on mail recipient's current delivery address if the current delivery address on the mail differs from the recipient's delivery address currently in the data base;
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- delivering mail to recipient's current delivery address.
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