Method and system for routing hardcopy mail
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1. A method for routing hardcopy mail, comprising the steps of:
- providing a unique identifier for a recipient;
electronically associating a mailing address with the identifier;
affixing the identifier to a piece of hardcopy mail; and
routing the piece of hardcopy mail to the recipient at the associated mailing address.
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Abstract
A method and system for routing hardcopy mail is provided. Specifically, a recipient is assigned a unique identifier. The recipient can electronically designate a mailing address to be associated with the assigned identifier. A sender wishing to send the recipient a piece of hardcopy mail can obtain the recipient'"'"'s identifier and affix the same to the piece of hardcopy mail. The identifier will be read and the piece of hardcopy mail will be routed to the recipient at the mailing address associated therewith.
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34 Claims
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1. A method for routing hardcopy mail, comprising the steps of:
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providing a unique identifier for a recipient;
electronically associating a mailing address with the identifier;
affixing the identifier to a piece of hardcopy mail; and
routing the piece of hardcopy mail to the recipient at the associated mailing address. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for routing hardcopy mail, comprising the steps of:
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providing a unique identifier for a recipient;
electronically associating a mailing address with the identifier;
affixing the identifier to a piece of hardcopy mail and submitting the piece of hardcopy mail to a machine; and
retrieving the mailing address to the machine, wherein the machine can read the identifier and route the piece of hardcopy mail to the recipient at the associated mailing address. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for routing hardcopy mail, comprising the steps of:
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providing a unique identifier for a recipient;
electronically associating a mailing address with the identifier;
affixing the identifier to a piece of hardcopy mail;
electronically editing the associated mailing address; and
sending the edited mailing address to a machine, wherein the machine can read the identifier and route the piece of hardcopy mail to the recipient at the edited mailing address. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for routing hardcopy mail, comprising:
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a recipient interface for electronically associating a mailing address with a unique identifier for a recipient;
a sender interface for outputting the identifier to a sender, wherein the identifier is affixable to a piece of hardcopy mail; and
a cross-reference system for outputting the associated mailing address to a machine, wherein the machine can read the identifier and route the piece of hardcopy mail to the recipient at the associated mailing address. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A system for routing hardcopy mail, comprising:
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a recipient interface for electronically designating a mailing address for a recipient;
a sender interface for outputting a unique identifier corresponding to the recipient, wherein the identifier is affixable to a piece of hardcopy mail; and
a cross-reference system for outputting the designated mailing address to a machine in response to a request, wherein the machine reads the identifier and routes the corresponding piece of hardcopy mail to the recipient at the designated mailing address. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A program product stored on a recordable medium for routing hardcopy mail, which when executed, comprises:
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program code configured to electronically associate a mailing address with a unique identifier for a recipient;
program code configured to output the identifier to a sender, wherein the identifier is affixable to a piece of hardcopy mail; and
program code configured to output the associated mailing address to a machine, wherein the machine can read the identifier and route the piece of hardcopy mail to the recipient at the associated mailing address. - View Dependent Claims (34)
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