Systems and method for providing information to a recipient of a physical mail object
OwnerTodd E Fitzsimmonsinventor
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Abstract
A system and method is provided for transmitting information over a wide area network, such as the Internet, in response to receiving at least a portion of mail data. In one embodiment of the present invention, information is stored in a memory. Mail data is then affixed to a mail object. The mail object is then manually delivered to a recipient. The mail data is then provided to a reception device. The reception device then uses the mail data to retrieve the information from a mail device in communication with the memory. In a preferred embodiment, the mail data includes data corresponding to the recipient of the mail object, and the information includes data on a content of the mail object (e.g., data that is included inside an envelope portion of the mail object).
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A method for providing electronic data to a recipient of a mail object, comprising:
- using an output device to affix a single set of mail ID data to said mail object, said single set of mail ID data including at least recipient data, said recipient data comprising a personalized network address associated with said recipient of said mail object;
- submitting said mail object to a mail carrier for delivery to said recipient of said mail object;
- receiving said recipient data from a reception device of said recipient via a network;
- and
- providing by at least one processor said electronic data to said reception device via said network in response to receiving said recipient data, said electronic data including data on a content of said mail object;
- wherein said reception device displays said electronic data to a recipient of said mail object by displaying said electronic data on a screen of said reception device.
A system for providing electronic data to a recipient of a mail object, said mail object including a single set of mail ID data that includes at least recipient data, comprising:
- at least one database for storing at least a first set of electronic data;
- a mail device;
- and
- at least one application operating on at least said mail device, said at least one application being in communication with said database and a reception device of said recipient having at least an input device and a display, and being configured to:
- generate said single set of mail ID data;
- receive said recipient data from said reception device, said recipient data including personalized data that can be used to identify said recipient of said physical mail object;
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- provide said first set of electronic data to said reception device via said network in response to receiving said recipient data, said first set, of electronic data including data on a content of said mail object;
- wherein receiving said first set of mail data from said reception device results in a second set of electronic data being provided to a sender of said mail object.
A system for providing electronic data to a recipient of a mail object, said mail object including a single set of mail ID data that includes at least recipient data, wherein said recipient data corresponds to said recipient of said mail object, comprising:
- a processor;
- at least one database for storing at least said electronic data;
- and
- at least one application operating on at least said processor, configured to:
- affix the single set of mail ID data to said mail object, said mail object being submitted to a mail carrier for delivery to said recipient of said mail object;
- at least one other application in communication with at least a reception device of said recipient having at least one input device for receiving said recipient data from said mail object, said at least one other application being configured to:
- receive said recipient data from said reception device;
- and
- provide said first set of electronic data to said reception device via a network in response to receiving said recipient data, said electronic data including data corresponding to a content of said mail object;
- wherein receiving said recipient data results in a second set of electronic data being provided to a sender of said mail object.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.