Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Integrated physical and electronic mail delivery
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Application No.: US13474067Application Date: 2012-05-17
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Publication No.: US09639821B2Publication Date: 2017-05-02
- Inventor: Stanley Wayne Sipe , Michael O. Norris
- Applicant: Stanley Wayne Sipe , Michael O. Norris
- Applicant Address: US GA Alpharetta
- Assignee: SIEMENS INDUSTRY, INC.
- Current Assignee: SIEMENS INDUSTRY, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US GA Alpharetta
- Main IPC: G06F15/16
- IPC: G06F15/16 ; G06Q10/08

Abstract:
Systems, methods, and computer-readable media. A method includes receiving virtual mail piece data and receiving a mail piece, the mail piece having machine-readable indicia on an exterior surface. The method includes decoding the indicia to produce a mail piece identifier and identifying a recipient of the mail piece using the mail piece identifier. The method includes retrieving subscription preferences from a recipient database according to the identified recipient. The method includes electronically sending a virtual mail piece to the recipient, the virtual mail piece corresponding to the mail piece, the virtual mail piece data, and the subscription preferences.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130031188A1 Integrated Physical and Electronic Mail Delivery Public/Granted day:2013-01-31
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