METHOD OF RECORDING MAIL TRANSACTIONS
First Claim
1. A method of recording an interaction with a mail item, said mail item comprising a product contained in a mailing package, said mailing package comprising an interface surface containing mailing information, the interface surface having disposed thereon coded data indicative of a mail item identity and of coordinates of a plurality of locations of the interface surface, the method including the steps of:
- receiving, in a computer system, indicating data from a sensing device regarding the mail item identity and at least one position of the sensing device relative to the interface surface, the sensing device, when placed in an operative position relative to the interface surface, sensing at least some of the coded data in the vicinity of the sensing device and generating the indicating data using at least some of the sensed coded data; and
identifying and recording, with reference to the indicating data, the interaction with the mail item.
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Abstract
A method of recording an interaction with a mail item. The mail item comprises a product contained in a mailing package. The mailing package comprises an interface surface containing mailing information. The interface surface has coded data indicative of a mail item identity and of coordinates of a plurality of locations of the interface surface. The method includes the steps of: receiving, in a computer system, indicating data from a sensing device regarding the mail item identity and positions of the sensing device relative to the interface surface; and identifying and recording, with reference to the indicating data, the interaction with the mail item.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of recording an interaction with a mail item, said mail item comprising a product contained in a mailing package, said mailing package comprising an interface surface containing mailing information, the interface surface having disposed thereon coded data indicative of a mail item identity and of coordinates of a plurality of locations of the interface surface, the method including the steps of:
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receiving, in a computer system, indicating data from a sensing device regarding the mail item identity and at least one position of the sensing device relative to the interface surface, the sensing device, when placed in an operative position relative to the interface surface, sensing at least some of the coded data in the vicinity of the sensing device and generating the indicating data using at least some of the sensed coded data; and identifying and recording, with reference to the indicating data, the interaction with the mail item. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of recording an interaction with a mail item, said mail item comprising a product contained in a mailing package, said mailing package comprising an interface surface containing mailing information, the interface surface having disposed thereon coded data indicative of a mail item identity and of coordinates of a plurality of locations of the interface surface, the method including the steps of:
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interacting with the interface surface using a sensing device; sensing at least some of the coded data in the vicinity of the sensing device; generating indicating data using at least some of the sensed coded data, said indicating data comprising data regarding the mail item identity and positions of the sensing device relative to the interface surface; and transmitting the indicating data to a computer system. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for recording an interaction with a mail item, the system including:
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(A) a mail item comprising a product contained in a mailing package, said mailing package comprising an interface surface containing mailing information, the interface surface having disposed thereon coded data indicative of a mail item identity and of coordinates of a plurality of locations of the interface surface; and (B) a sensing device for interacting with the interface surface, said sensing device comprising; an optical sensor for sensing at least some of the coded data in the vicinity of the sensing device when the sensing device is used to interact with the interface surface; a processor for generating indicating data indicative of the identity of the mail item and positions of the sensing device relative to the interface surface; and means for communicating the indicating data to a computer system. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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- 19. A mail item comprising a product contained in a mailing package, said mailing package comprising an interface surface containing mailing information and at least one signature field for accepting a handwritten signature, the interface surface having disposed thereon coded data indicative of a mail item identity and of coordinates of a plurality of locations of the interface surface.
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