Appeal 2007-2250
Application 09/818,480
INVENTION
The invention is directed to a method of notifying people that they
will receive letters or packages prior to physical delivery. See page 3 of
Appellant’s Specification. Claim 1 is representative of the invention and
reproduced below:
1. A method that enables a recipient to inform a carrier of the
manner in which the recipient wants some or all of their mail that is
placed in trays or tubs by the sender and is transported in trays or tubs
delivered, said method comprises the steps of:
scanning the name and physical address of the recipient and the
sender of the mail after the mail has been sealed;
capturing by the sender the name and physical address of the
recipient and the sender in the form of an image;
transmitting the image to a data center where the image is
processed by translating the image consisting of text and graphics to
selected alphanumerics;
translating the name and physical address of the recipient into
an e-mail address;
notifying the recipient of the expected delivery of the sealed
mail and indicating the selected alphanumerics of the translated
image;
depositing with the carrier the sealed mail containing the
recipient's name and physical address and the sender's name and
address;
notifying a data center by the recipient of the manner in which
the recipient wants some or all of their mail delivered;
notifying by the data center the carrier of the manner in which
the recipient wants the mail delivered; and
delivering by the carrier mail to the recipient in the manner
specified by the recipient to the carrier.
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