Apparatus for mail delivery notification and process for doing same

• US 20060083359A1
• Filed: 08/20/2005
• Published: 04/20/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 10/16/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Alfred Kariuki Mukunya
• Original Assignee: Alfred Kariuki Mukunya
• Inventors: Mukunya, Alfred Kariuki
• Application Number:
  US11/208,212
• Publication Number:
  US 20060083359A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 379/88.130
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 29/1214 including a receiver located remotely from the letter-box and a transmitter
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/224 providing notification on incoming messages, e.g. pushed notifications of received messages

Abstract

An Apparatus for Mail Delivery Notification and Process for doing same. This consists of an imaging device at point of entry for physical mail, a sensing mechanism responsive to entry of mail at the delivery point, thereby triggering the imaging of the physical mail, a connection to an electronic storage device to store images taken from image device, and a connection to an email device to send images electronically over the internet.

Claims

1. An Apparatus for Mail Delivery Notification comprising:

An imaging device at mail receptacle;

A sensing mechanism responsive to entry of mail at receptacle triggering the imaging of the physical mail;

A processor and memory to process, send or store images taken from image device; and

An internet or wireless connection from mail receptacle enabling image or data to be sent electronically to another device.

2. A Process for Mail Delivery Notification. comprising the steps of:

Image capture at mail receptacle;

A sensing mechanism responsive to entry of mail at the delivery point, thereby triggering the imaging of the physical mail;

Processing, sending or storing images taken from imaging device; and

Sending data or images wirelessly or through a connection to another electronic device.