Vanity Mailbox system

• US 20070124241A1
• Filed: 11/25/2005
• Published: 05/31/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 11/25/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Dale Newton
• Original Assignee: Dale Newton
• Inventors: Newton, Dale
• Application Number:
  US11/286,729
• Publication Number:
  US 20070124241A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/39
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/10 specially adapted for electronic funds transfer [EFT] systems; specially adapted for home banking systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/00 Commerce
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions

Abstract

A system that facilitates financial transactions is disclosed. In particular, the present invention relates to a vanity mailbox system that extends the presence of a business, increases the convenience to the customer of conducting financial transactions, and improves the cash flow for the business.

Claims

1. A vanity mailbox system for facilitating the processing of financial transactions comprising:

means for identifying a vanity mailbox,

means for operating said vanity mailbox system,

means for delivering said financial transactions to said vanity mailbox,

means for receiving said financial transactions within said vanity mailbox, and

means for processing said financial transactions.

2. The vanity mailbox system of claim 1, wherein said means for identifying a vanity mailbox is comprised of:

selecting a vanity name;

using said vanity name to create a vanity delivery address in a format selected from the group comprised of (P.O. Box vanity name, city, state zip code;

P.O. Box vanity name, city, state, zip code-PMB);

placing said vanity name on said vanity mailbox.

3. The vanity mailbox system of claim 2, wherein said means for operating said vanity mailbox system is comprised of:

selecting a plurality of a location for placement of a plurality of said vanity mailbox;

negotiating an agreement with owner of said location;

creating a website for ordering of at least one of said vanity mailbox;

updating said website with location information;

taking orders for vanity mailbox activity; and

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processing said orders for vanity mailbox activity.

4. The vanity mailbox system of claim 3, wherein said means for delivering said financial transactions to said vanity mailbox is comprised of:

giving a vanity mailbox envelope having a vanity mailbox address to a delivery carrier;

associating said vanity mailbox address with a physical location where said vanity mailbox is located;

transporting said vanity mailbox envelope to said physical location;

5. The vanity mailbox system of claim 4, wherein said means for receiving said financial transactions within said vanity mailbox is comprised of:

inserting said vanity mailbox envelope into said vanity mailbox.

6. The vanity mailbox system of claim 5, wherein said means for processing said financial transactions is comprised of:

removing a plurality of said vanity mailbox envelope from said vanity mailbox;

placing said plurality of said vanity mailbox envelope into a vanity mailbox container;

transporting said vanity mailbox container to a remote transaction processing station;

initializing said remote financial transaction processing station based on client information associated with said vanity mailbox container;

scanning said financial transactions to create scanned images;

verifying said scanned images with said financial transactions;

transmitting said scanned images to a financial institution associated with said client information;

updating client account information on said web site.

7. The vanity mailbox system of claim 6, wherein said financial transactions are deposits and associated financial documents, said remote transaction processing station is a remote deposit capture station and said financial institution is a bank.