Interactive physical mail content management

Details Interactive physical mail content management Interactive physical mail content management

2006-08-08

2010-06-08

Walsh, Daniel (Department: 2887)

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Systems controlled by data bearing records

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C235S383000, C235S487000, C705S401000, C340S545600, C340S569000, C340S572100

Reexamination Certificate

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07731089

ABSTRACT:
A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for interactive mail management of physical mail. Physical mail is received in a mailbox. An identifier is read in response to receiving the physical mail in the mailbox. The physical mail contains the identifier. Information contained in the identifier is sent to the mail recipient. The mail recipient is able to identify instructions for communicating with a sender associated with the physical mail based on the information from the identifier.

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