Postage server system and method
First Claim
1. A method for facilitating transmission of contents of a postal item from a first location to a second location, said method comprising:
- receiving an electronic transmission of said contents of said postal item at a location other than said first location;
receiving, at said location other than said first location, an electronic data packet containing data showing proof of payment for delivery of said postal item to said second location;
printing said received contents of said postal item as a document, said document comprising at least a part of said postal item;
printing said received data packet as an indicium providing proof of payment for delivery of said postal item to said second location, wherein said indicium is associated with said document for delivery of said postal item to said second location.
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Abstract
A system and method for transmission of a document from a sending location to a receiving location by way of a trusted way location is disclosed. A selected document is physically or electronically transmitted by a sending location to a letter server operated by a delivery service A confirmation of transmission of the document is provided the sender by the delivery service. Thereafter, the letter server reproduces the document in original quality, accompanied by any necessary items such as a delivery container and/or delivery instructions. The delivery service then delivers the reproduced document such as through electronic delivery or inducting the reproduced document into its delivery paradigm for physical delivery to the indicated recipient.
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59 Claims
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1. A method for facilitating transmission of contents of a postal item from a first location to a second location, said method comprising:
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receiving an electronic transmission of said contents of said postal item at a location other than said first location; receiving, at said location other than said first location, an electronic data packet containing data showing proof of payment for delivery of said postal item to said second location; printing said received contents of said postal item as a document, said document comprising at least a part of said postal item; printing said received data packet as an indicium providing proof of payment for delivery of said postal item to said second location, wherein said indicium is associated with said document for delivery of said postal item to said second location. - 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)
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24. A system for facilitating transmission of contents of a postal item from a sending location to a receiving location, said system comprising:
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a letter server disposed at a location other than said sending location, said letter server coupled to a network to receive electronic transmission of contents of postal items from a plurality of user terminals, wherein one or more user terminals of said plurality of user terminals is disposed at said sending location; a printer system coupled to said letter server and operable to print said received electronic transmissions of contents as postal items, said printer system also operable to print an indicia providing proof of payment for delivery of said postal items in association with said postal items, said postal items including said postal item having content being transmitted from said sending location to said receiving location; and a postage vault securely storing postage value used to provide a data packet containing data showing said proof of payment for delivery of said postal item having content being transmitted from said sending location to said receiving location. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A method comprising:
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receiving electronically transmitted postal item contents at a delivery service system, said postal item contents having been transmitted from a sending location and being directed to at least one receiving location; receiving, at said delivery service system, a data packet containing proof of payment information; analyzing said proof of payment information to determine if payment has been made for delivery of said postal item to said at least one receiving location; printing said postal item contents as a document if said analyzing indicates payment has been made for said delivery of said postal item to said at least one receiving location; and printing, in association with said postal item and using at least a portion of said proof of payment information, an indicium of payment for delivery of said postal item to said receiving location. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
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