Appeal 2007-2446
Application 09/817,998
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 would like the mail delivered, said
method comprises the steps of:
depositing with the carrier mail containing the recipient's name
and physical address and the sender's name and address;
capturing 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
alphanumerics;
translating the name and physical address of the recipient into a
telephone number;
utilizing the telephone number of the recipient and the
translated image alphanumerics to inform the recipient of the expected
delivery of the deposited mail via a tactile communication device;
notifying the carrier of the manner in which the recipient would
like the mail delivered;
delivering mail to the recipient in the manner specified by the
recipient to the carrier; and
charging the recipient for delivering mail to the recipient in the
manner specified by the recipient to the carrier.
REFERENCES
The references relied upon by the Examiner are:
McKeen US 4,037,956 Jul. 26, 1977
Lynt US 5,636,038 Jun. 3, 1997
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