EP1022691A3 - A method for responding to mail returned to a sender as undeliverable - Google Patents
A method for responding to mail returned to a sender as undeliverable Download PDFInfo
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- EP1022691A3 EP1022691A3 EP99126154A EP99126154A EP1022691A3 EP 1022691 A3 EP1022691 A3 EP 1022691A3 EP 99126154 A EP99126154 A EP 99126154A EP 99126154 A EP99126154 A EP 99126154A EP 1022691 A3 EP1022691 A3 EP 1022691A3
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- G—PHYSICS
- G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
- G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
- G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
- G07B17/00185—Details internally of apparatus in a franking system, e.g. franking machine at customer or apparatus at post office
- G07B17/00435—Details specific to central, non-customer apparatus, e.g. servers at post office or vendor
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- G—PHYSICS
- G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
- G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
- G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
- G07B17/00185—Details internally of apparatus in a franking system, e.g. franking machine at customer or apparatus at post office
- G07B17/00435—Details specific to central, non-customer apparatus, e.g. servers at post office or vendor
- G07B2017/00443—Verification of mailpieces, e.g. by checking databases
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- General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Information Retrieval, Db Structures And Fs Structures Therefor (AREA)
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Abstract
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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US222599 | 1988-07-21 | ||
US22259998A | 1998-12-29 | 1998-12-29 |
Publications (2)
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EP1022691A2 EP1022691A2 (en) | 2000-07-26 |
EP1022691A3 true EP1022691A3 (en) | 2000-11-15 |
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EP99126154A Ceased EP1022691A3 (en) | 1998-12-29 | 1999-12-29 | A method for responding to mail returned to a sender as undeliverable |
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EP (1) | EP1022691A3 (en) |
CA (1) | CA2293194A1 (en) |
Families Citing this family (5)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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JP2001142802A (en) * | 1999-11-11 | 2001-05-25 | Matsushita Graphic Communication Systems Inc | Device and method for receiving image |
US6826548B2 (en) | 2001-01-24 | 2004-11-30 | Return Mail, Inc. | System and method for processing returned mail |
US8598482B2 (en) | 2009-03-16 | 2013-12-03 | United States Postal Service | Intelligent barcode systems |
WO2013013171A2 (en) | 2011-07-21 | 2013-01-24 | United States Postal Service | Content retrieval systems for distribution items |
US20130325743A1 (en) * | 2012-06-01 | 2013-12-05 | Northwest Research, Inc. | Systems and methods for tracking packages |
Citations (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US5079714A (en) * | 1989-10-03 | 1992-01-07 | Pitney Bowes Inc. | Mail deliverability by mail and database processing |
US5703783A (en) * | 1992-04-06 | 1997-12-30 | Electrocom Automation, L.P. | Apparatus for intercepting and forwarding incorrectly addressed postal mail |
EP0829811A1 (en) * | 1996-09-11 | 1998-03-18 | Nippon Telegraph And Telephone Corporation | Method and system for information retrieval |
US5842200A (en) * | 1995-03-31 | 1998-11-24 | International Business Machines Corporation | System and method for parallel mining of association rules in databases |
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- 1999-12-24 CA CA 2293194 patent/CA2293194A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 1999-12-29 EP EP99126154A patent/EP1022691A3/en not_active Ceased
Patent Citations (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US5079714A (en) * | 1989-10-03 | 1992-01-07 | Pitney Bowes Inc. | Mail deliverability by mail and database processing |
US5703783A (en) * | 1992-04-06 | 1997-12-30 | Electrocom Automation, L.P. | Apparatus for intercepting and forwarding incorrectly addressed postal mail |
US5842200A (en) * | 1995-03-31 | 1998-11-24 | International Business Machines Corporation | System and method for parallel mining of association rules in databases |
EP0829811A1 (en) * | 1996-09-11 | 1998-03-18 | Nippon Telegraph And Telephone Corporation | Method and system for information retrieval |
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CA2293194A1 (en) | 2000-06-29 |
EP1022691A2 (en) | 2000-07-26 |
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