Apparatus and methods for processing mailpiece information by an identification code server
First Claim
1. A method of processing delivery item information by a secondary identification code server, comprising the steps of:
- receiving a data file from a primary identification code server, wherein the data file contains an identification file; and
resolving delivery item information for a delivery item using the identification file, where the delivery item is identified by an item processing device using an identification code.
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods consistent with the present invention provide for processing delivery item information in an identification code sorting system by an identification code server. In one embodiment, a primary identification code server receives an identification file containing identification information uniquely corresponding to a delivery item. In this embodiment, the primary identification code server processes the delivery item information and may send the identification file to a secondary identification code server. In another embodiment, a secondary identification code server receives an identification file from a primary identification code server and processes the delivery item information.
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54 Claims
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1. A method of processing delivery item information by a secondary identification code server, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a data file from a primary identification code server, wherein the data file contains an identification file; and
resolving delivery item information for a delivery item using the identification file, where the delivery item is identified by an item processing device using an identification code. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for processing delivery item information by a secondary identification code server, comprising:
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a receiving component configured to receive a data file from a primary identification code server, wherein the data file contains an identification file; and
a resolving component configured to resolve delivery item information for a delivery item using the identification file, where the delivery item is identified by an item processing device using an identification code. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system for processing delivery item information by a secondary identification code server, comprising:
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means for receiving a data file from a primary identification code server, wherein the data file contains an identification file; and
means for resolving delivery item information for a delivery item using the identification file, where the delivery item is identified by an item processing device using an identification code.
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22. A computer usable medium having computer readable code embodied therein for processing delivery item information by a secondary identification code server, the computer readable code comprising:
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a receiving module configured to receive a data file from a primary identification code server, wherein the data file contains an identification file; and
a resolving module configured to resolve delivery item information for a delivery item using the identification file, where the delivery item is identified by an item processing device using an identification code.
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23. A method of processing delivery item information by a secondary identification code server, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a data file from a primary identification code server, wherein the data file contains an identification file having a file identification code and a file delivery code; and
resolving delivery item information for a delivery item, wherein the resolving step further comprises the substeps of;
receiving an identification code from an item processing device, where the item processing device obtains the identification code from the delivery, item;
processing the identification code to determine identification information, using the identification file corresponding to the identification code; and
transmitting the identification information to an item processing device. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A system for processing delivery item information by a secondary identification code server, comprising:
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a data file receiving component configured to receive a data file from a primary identification code server, wherein the data file contains an identification file having a file identification code and a file delivery code; and
a resolving component configured to resolve delivery item information for a delivery item, wherein the resolving component further comprises;
an identification code receiving component configured to receive an identification code from an item processing device, where the item processing device obtains the identification code from the delivery item;
a processing component configured to process the identification code to determine the identification information, using the identification file corresponding to the identification code; and
an identification information transmitting component configured to transmit the identification information to the item processing device. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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53. A system for processing delivery item information by a secondary identification code server, comprising:
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means for receiving a data file from a primary identification code server, wherein the data file contains an identification file having a file identification code and a file delivery code; and
means for resolving delivery item information for a delivery item, wherein the resolving means further comprises;
means for receiving an identification code from an item processing device, where the item processing device obtains the identification code from the delivery item;
means for processing the identification code to determine the identification information, using the identification file corresponding to the identification code; and
means for transmitting the identification information to the item processing device.
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54. A computer usable medium having computer readable code embodied therein for processing delivery item information by a secondary identification code server, the computer readable code comprising:
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a data file receiving module configured to receive a data file from a primary identification code server, wherein the data file contains an identification file having a file identification code and a file delivery code; and
a resolving module configured to resolve delivery item information for a delivery item, wherein the resolving module further comprises;
an identification code receiving module configured to receive an identification code from an item processing device, where the item processing device obtains the identification code from the delivery item;
a processing module configured to process the identification code to determine the identification information, using the identification file corresponding to the identification code; and
an identification information transmitting module configured to transmit the identification information to the item processing device.
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