Registers – Systems controlled by data bearing records
Reexamination Certificate
2006-10-17
2006-10-17
Le, Thien M. (Department: 2876)
Registers
Systems controlled by data bearing records
C382S102000, C209S584000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07121458
ABSTRACT:
Apparatus and methods consistent with the present invention provide for identifying and processing mail using an identification code on a mailpiece as a redundant source of identification information in a mail sorting system. In one embodiment, this information is stored in a temporary database and used for the identification and processing of mail in a Remote Bar Code System (RBCS). In this embodiment, the identification code enables the automation of mail sorting and other processing tasks, reducing costs and delays in mail delivery services. In another embodiment, the identification and processing of mail occurs in an Identification Code Sorting (ICS) system. In this embodiment, a long-term database allows for mail sorting and other processing tasks on a national or global level.
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patent: 5025475 (1991-06-01), Okabe
patent: 5510608 (1996-04-01), Williams
patent: 2342745 (2000-04-01), None
Avant Oscar Lee
Boldt, Jr. Ralph William
Brandt Bruce A.
Fadely Jay David
Little Michael Ray
Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner LLP
Franklin Jamara A.
Le Thien M.
United States Postal Services
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