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On-line mail processing system and mobile device application therefor

  • US 8,407,155 B2
  • Filed: 12/11/2009
  • Issued: 03/26/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/11/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method facilitating the delivery of an article, comprising the steps of:

  • receiving an acquired digital image of the article over a communication network from a wireless mobile device having an optical imaging device;

    comparing the acquired digital image to a plurality of stored digital images, using a processor of an image recognition system, to determine the identity of the acquired digital image;

    determining, by a processor of a shipping information system, at least one characteristic of the identified image useful to determine a delivery cost associated with the identified image;

    calculating the cost of delivering the article to a destination address, using a processor, based upon the at least one characteristic;

    transmitting the delivery cost to the wireless mobile device, using a processor over a communication network;

    receiving, over the network from the wireless mobile device, a request to locate at least one of the nearest delivery agents for delivering the article;

    determining the location of the wireless mobile device based on the global positioning coordinates thereof using a global positioning system; and

    transmitting the location of at least one of the delivery agents within a predetermined distance from the wireless mobile device over the communication network.

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