Distributed Storage and Processing of Mail Image Data
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1. A method performed by a local image server, the method comprising:
- maintaining an original image of a mail piece in the local image server;
generating metadata corresponding to the original image by the local image server;
transmitting the metadata to a regional image server over a network;
receiving a request for the original image from a second system; and
transmitting the original image to the second system in response to the request.
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Abstract
System, methods, and computer-readable media. A method includes maintaining an original image of a mail piece in a local image server and generating metadata corresponding to the original image by the local image server. The method includes transmitting the metadata to a regional image server over a network. The method includes receiving a request for the original image from a second system, and transmitting the original image to the second system in response to the request.
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20 Claims
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1. A method performed by a local image server, the method comprising:
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maintaining an original image of a mail piece in the local image server; generating metadata corresponding to the original image by the local image server; transmitting the metadata to a regional image server over a network; receiving a request for the original image from a second system; and transmitting the original image to the second system in response to the request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A local image server, comprising:
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at least one processor; an image storage device, the local image server configured to; maintain an original image of a mail piece in the local image server; generate metadata corresponding to the original image; transmit the metadata to a regional image server over a network; receive a request for the original image from a second system; and transmit the original image to the second system in response to the request. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20)
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19. A non-transitory computer readable medium having program instructions stored thereon executable by one or more processors to:
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maintain an original image of a mail piece in a local image server; generate metadata corresponding to the original image; transmit the metadata to a regional image server over a network; receive a request for the original image from a second system; and transmit the original image to the second system in response to the request.
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