Postage server system and method
First Claim
1. A system for delivering information to a receiving location from a sending location, said system comprising:
- an intermediate station other than said receiving location and said sending location, said intermediate station comprising;
a receiver adapted to receive electronic data from said sending location, said received data comprising;
message data, payment data, and recipient data for a postal item;
a processor adapted to process said received data and provide information relating to at least some of said received data in human readable form; and
a printer operable to print a message based, at least in part, on said message data;
recipient information based, at least in part, on said recipient data and sufficient to determine the identity or address of a recipient; and
payment information based, at least in part on said payment data and sufficient to signify that payment for delivery of said postal item has been paid or will be paid.
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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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28 Claims
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1. A system for delivering information to a receiving location from a sending location, said system comprising:
an intermediate station other than said receiving location and said sending location, said intermediate station comprising; a receiver adapted to receive electronic data from said sending location, said received data comprising;
message data, payment data, and recipient data for a postal item;a processor adapted to process said received data and provide information relating to at least some of said received data in human readable form; and a printer operable to print a message based, at least in part, on said message data;
recipient information based, at least in part, on said recipient data and sufficient to determine the identity or address of a recipient; and
payment information based, at least in part on said payment data and sufficient to signify that payment for delivery of said postal item has been paid or will be paid.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for delivering information to a receiving location from a sending location, said method comprising:
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receiving, at an intermediate station remotely located from said sending location, electronic data from said sending location, said received data comprising;
message data, payment data, and recipient data for a postal item;processing, at said intermediate station, said received data and providing information relating to at least some of said received data in human readable form; and printing a message based, at least in part, on said message data;
recipient information based, at least in part, on said recipient data and sufficient to determine the identity or address of a recipient; and
payment information based, at least in part, on said payment data and sufficient to signify that payment for delivery of said postal item has been paid or will be paid. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for delivering information to a receiving location from a sending location, said system comprising:
a delivery service system, comprising; a receiver adapted to receive electronic data representing postal item contents, said postal item contents transmitted from a sending location and being directed to at least one receiving location, and electronic data representing proof of payment information; a processor adapted to analyze 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; and a printer operable to print said postal item contents as a postal item if said analyzing indicates payment has been made for said delivery of said postal item to said at least one receiving location, and in association with said postal item and using at least a portion of said proof of payment information, data indicating payment for delivery of said postal item to said receiving location has been paid or will be paid. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for delivering information to a receiving location from a sending location, said method comprising:
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receiving, at a delivery service system, electronic data representing postal item contents, said postal item contents transmitted from a sending location and being directed to at least one receiving location; receiving, at said delivery service system, electronic data representing 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 postal item 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, data indicating payment for delivery of said postal item to said receiving location has been paid or will be paid. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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