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Documenting mail work flow

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#445US20050171919A1: Method for generating mailpieces and storing mailpiece identification and tracking information

Applies to Claims 1,11,12,14,15,17,19,2,3,5,7,9

Submitted by: Diane WillisLast updated: about 4 years ago

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Summary / Description

Summary / Description	Mail identification and tracking data generating system in postal document processing system, has memory to store images of each mail in relation with received mail tracking detail from postal authority during mail processing operation

Basic Information

Type of Prior Art	Issued Patents - US

Country	United States of America

Patent/Application #	US 2005/0171919 A1

Kind Code	United States (US) - United STATES Patent - A

Patentee Name	Pitney Bowes Inc.

Relevant Pages, Columns, or Lines	[0008], [0009], [0011]

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Filing Date	February 3, 2004

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Abstract: A method for retrieving mail tracking details of a mailpiece sent to a recipient using a stored image of the mailpiece. A mailpiece is provided with a unique mailpiece tracking identifier and the identifier is stored in a database. An image of the mailpiece is then acquired and also stored in the database in association with the unique mailpiece tracking identifier. Mailpiece tracking details for the mailpiece are then acquired as the mailpiece is delivered to a recipient, which tracking details are stored in the database in association with the mailpiece tracking identifier and stored image. A user seeking the particular tracking details is then presented with at least one stored image of a mailpiece, and when an image is selected by a user, the user is presented with the mail tracking details that were stored in association with the selected mailpiece image.

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A method for documenting mail work flows, the method comprising:receiving label information associated with a mailing label for an article, the label information including a tracking number assigned to the mailing label;

storing the label information in a database;

receiving postage information from a postage machine, the postage information including a rate for mailing the article via a postal service;

associating the postage information with the tracking number; and

generating a report based on the stored label information and the associated postage information.

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See Excerpt(Abstract) and [0008], [0009], [0011].

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The method of Claim 1, wherein receiving the label information comprises receiving a user designation concerning the mailing label.

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See Excerpt(Abstract) and [0008], [0009], [0011].

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The method of Claim 2, further comprising generating the mailing label based on one or more user designations concerning the mailing label.

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See Excerpt (Abstract) and [0008], [0009], [0011].

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The method of Claim 1, further comprising storing the postage information in the database.

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See Excerpt (Abstract) and [0008], [0009], [0011].

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The method of Claim 6, wherein associating the postage information with the tracking number further comprises receiving information from the postage machine concerning the scanned tracking number.

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See [0009].

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The method of Claim 1, wherein generating the report further comprises associating the stored label information with the postage information based on the tracking number.

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See [0009].

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A system for documenting mail work flows, the system comprising:an input configured to receive postage information from a postage machine, the postage machine including a rate for mailing an article via the United States Postal Service;

a database configured to store label information associated with a mailing label for the article, the label information including a tracking number assigned to the mailing label and the tracking number being associated with the postage information; and

a report generator configured to generate a report based on the stored label information and the associated postage information.

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See Excerpt(Abstract) and [0008], [0009], [0011].

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The system of Claim 11, wherein the input is further configured to receive the label information based on one or more user designations concerning the mailing label.

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See [0009].

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The system of Claim 11, wherein the database is further configured to store the postage information.

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See Excerpt(Abstract) and [0008], [0009], [0011].

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The system of Claim 11, wherein the postage machine is configured to scan the tracking number.

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See Excerpt(Abstract) and [0008], [0009], [0011].

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The system of Claim 11, wherein the database is further configured to associate the stored label information with the postage information based on the tracking number.

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See Excerpt(Abstract) and [0008], [0009], [0011].

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A computer readable storage medium having embodied thereon executable computing instructions for performing a method comprising:receiving label information associated with a mailing label for an article, the label information including a tracking number assigned to the mailing label;

storing the label information in a database;

receiving postage information from a postage machine, the postage information including a rate for mailing the article via a postal service;

associating the postage information with the tracking number; and

generating a report based on the stored label information and the associated postage information.

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See Excerpt(Abstract) and [0008], [0009], [0011].

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