MAIL FRANKING AND TRACKING METHOD
First Claim
1. Method of franking and tracking dispatches, of the type letters or package, sent by at least one user sender to an address of at least one recipient, over a distributor network provided with an information system (IS), which comprises:
- a first step of pre-franking said dispatches by a user, comprising, among others, a step consisting in placing an identification means on each of the dispatches, said identification means being characterized in that it makes it possible to uniquely identify each of the dispatches using the dispatch identification information it contains, said information being constituted by at least an identification part of the shipping rank of the mail, which is variable for each dispatch,a step consisting, for the user, in posting his pre-franked dispatches in a mail box of the distributor,a step of weighing and determining the price of the required franking, performed by the distributor for each dispatch, in order to route said dispatches to their respective recipients, according to the dispatch options and complementary services requested by the user for each of said dispatches.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method of franking of mail such that it can be tracked by carriers and mail-routing services. More specifically, the invention relates to a method of franking and tracking mail, such as letters or parcels, sent by at least one sender through a distribution network which is equipped with an information system (SI). The invention is characterised in that it comprises the following steps, namely: a first pre-franking step (200 and 210) in which the mail is franked by a user, including a step consisting in affixing an identification means to each mail item, which can be used to identify each item in a unique manner and which contains information that identifies the item, said identification information comprising at least one part identifying the mail shipping rank which can vary with each mail item; and a step consisting in weighing the item and determining the postage price required by the carrier in order to route the item to the recipient (230) depending on the shipping options and complementary services requested by the sender of each mail item.
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32 Claims
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1. Method of franking and tracking dispatches, of the type letters or package, sent by at least one user sender to an address of at least one recipient, over a distributor network provided with an information system (IS), which comprises:
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a first step of pre-franking said dispatches by a user, comprising, among others, a step consisting in placing an identification means on each of the dispatches, said identification means being characterized in that it makes it possible to uniquely identify each of the dispatches using the dispatch identification information it contains, said information being constituted by at least an identification part of the shipping rank of the mail, which is variable for each dispatch, a step consisting, for the user, in posting his pre-franked dispatches in a mail box of the distributor, a step of weighing and determining the price of the required franking, performed by the distributor for each dispatch, in order to route said dispatches to their respective recipients, according to the dispatch options and complementary services requested by the user for each of said dispatches. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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