Changing the contents of physical mail based on recipient's response to electronic notification
First Claim
1. A method of preparing mail pieces to be mailed by a mailer, the method comprising:
- preparing a plurality of potential content members for the mail pieces;
sending a first electronic file from the mailer to a service provider;
sending a first communication from the service provider to an intended recipient of at least one of the mail pieces based upon the first electronic file;
sending a second electronic file from the service provider to the mailer based upon a response of the intended recipient to the first communication; and
selecting, by the mailer, individual ones of the content members for creation of the mail pieces based upon the second electronic file from the service provider.
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Abstract
A method of preparing mail pieces to be mailed by a mailer is provided including preparing a plurality of potential content members for the mail pieces; sending a first electronic file from the mailer to a service provider; sending a first communication from the service provider to an intended recipient of at least one of the mail pieces based upon the first electronic file; sending a second electronic file from the service provider to the mailer based upon a response of the intended recipient to the first communication; and selecting, by the mailer, individual ones of the content members for creation of the mail pieces based upon the second electronic file from the service provider.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of preparing mail pieces to be mailed by a mailer, the method comprising:
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preparing a plurality of potential content members for the mail pieces;
sending a first electronic file from the mailer to a service provider;
sending a first communication from the service provider to an intended recipient of at least one of the mail pieces based upon the first electronic file;
sending a second electronic file from the service provider to the mailer based upon a response of the intended recipient to the first communication; and
selecting, by the mailer, individual ones of the content members for creation of the mail pieces based upon the second electronic file from the service provider. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of preparing mail pieces to be mailed by a mailer, the method comprising:
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receiving an electronic communication from a service provider by the mailer, wherein the electronic communication comprises information from at least one intended recipient of the mail pieces; and
configuring content to be inserted into at least one of the mail pieces based upon the electronic communication received from the service provider. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for preparing mail pieces to be mailed by a mailer, the system comprising:
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a plurality of mail piece inserts for placement inside envelopes to create the mail pieces; and
a system for inserting selected ones of the mail piece inserts into the envelopes, wherein at least two of the envelopes contains different ones of the mail piece inserts based, at least partially, upon an electronic communication from a service provider, wherein the electronic communication comprises information from at least one intended recipient of the mail pieces. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for preparing mail pieces to be mailed by a mailer, the system comprising:
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a system for receiving an electronic communication from a service provider by the mailer, wherein the electronic communication comprises information from at least one intended recipient of the mail pieces; and
a system for configuring content to be located inside at least one of the mail pieces based, at least partially, upon the electronic communication received from the service provider. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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