SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SHIPPING A MAIL PIECE HAVING POST OFFICE BOX RECOGNITION
First Claim
1. A method for facilitating the delivery of a mail piece bearing a post office box identifier, said method comprising the steps of:
- scanning said mail piece to obtain destination information;
determining whether said destination information includes a post office box identifier;
if said mail piece includes said post office box identifier, determining a street address of a post office location containing said post office box; and
affixing said street address of said post office location to said mail piece.
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Abstract
This application discloses a method and system for facilitating the delivery of a mail piece bearing a post office box identifier to a United States Postal Service Branch, for final delivery to a post office box. The system facilitates the delivery by scanning the mail piece and obtaining the mail piece'"'"'s destination information. If the destination information includes a post office box identifier, e.g., P.O. Box #1234, the system determines a street address of the post office location containing P.O. Box #1234. The street address is determined using the zip code contained within the destination information. Once the street address is determined, a new label, bearing the street address of the USPS branch location is affixed to the mail piece so that the mail piece can be delivered to the consignee.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for facilitating the delivery of a mail piece bearing a post office box identifier, said method comprising the steps of:
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scanning said mail piece to obtain destination information;
determining whether said destination information includes a post office box identifier;
if said mail piece includes said post office box identifier, determining a street address of a post office location containing said post office box; and
affixing said street address of said post office location to said mail piece. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A mail delivery system for facilitating the delivery of a mail piece bearing a post office box identifier, said mail delivery system comprising:
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a mail piece scanning apparatus configured to determine destination information located on said mail piece;
an post office box recognition system connected in communication with said mail piece scanning apparatus, configured to determine if a post office box identifier is included within said destination information;
wherein said post office box identifier identifies a post office box;
a post office box conversion system configured to determine a street address of a post office location containing said post office box;
an addressing system configured to address said mail piece with at least said street address of said post office location containing said post office box. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of delivering a mail piece to a post office box comprising the steps of:
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a first party taking possession of said mail piece;
wherein said mail piece includes designation information in the form of a post office box identifier;
scanning said mail piece to obtain said destination information;
determining if the destination information contains a post office box identifier;
if said destination information contains a post office box identifier, associating said post office box identifier with a street address of a post office location containing said post office box; and
printing a label containing said post office location'"'"'s street address. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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