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Distributed storage and processing of mail image data

  • US 9,473,668 B2
  • Filed: 04/09/2012
  • Issued: 10/18/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/01/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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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, the metadata not including any image of the mail piece;

    transmitting the metadata to a regional image server over a network, without transmitting the original image to the regional image server with the metadata, wherein the regional image server manages image data for a specific geographic area of a country having multiple geographically-separated local image processing facilities;

    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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