Method and apparatus for giving notification of express mail delivery
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1. A method for providing notification of an express mail delivery to an addressee thereof, comprising the steps of:
- sending to an express mail tracking service an ID number assigned to an express mailing and a page number of a delivery notification recipient;
relaying the ID, page number, and an appointed time to a paging operations center;
providing a first indication to the paging operations center that the express mailing has been delivered to the addressee;
providing a second indication to the paging operations center that the express mailing has not been delivered to the addressee by the appointed time;
transmitting, responsive to the first indication, a wireless page message to the recipient as notification of the express mailing delivery; and
transmitting, responsive to the second indication, a wireless page message to the recipient notifying recipient that the express mailing has not been delivered by the appointed time.
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To provide prompt notification of delivery of an express mailing to the addressee thereof, the page number of a person to be notified upon delivery of the express mailing is communicated to an express mail tracking network and to an operations center of a wireless paging service. When the paging operations center learns of the delivery, either from the tracking network or from a page message transmitted from the delivery site, the person to be notified is paged by the operations center.
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1. A method for providing notification of an express mail delivery to an addressee thereof, comprising the steps of:
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sending to an express mail tracking service an ID number assigned to an express mailing and a page number of a delivery notification recipient; relaying the ID, page number, and an appointed time to a paging operations center; providing a first indication to the paging operations center that the express mailing has been delivered to the addressee; providing a second indication to the paging operations center that the express mailing has not been delivered to the addressee by the appointed time; transmitting, responsive to the first indication, a wireless page message to the recipient as notification of the express mailing delivery; and transmitting, responsive to the second indication, a wireless page message to the recipient notifying recipient that the express mailing has not been delivered by the appointed time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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