System and method for document delivery

• US 9,772,808 B1
• Filed: 11/30/2013
• Issued: 09/26/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 11/29/2012
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Eric Nashbar
• Original Assignee: Eric Nashbar
• Inventors: Nashbar, Eric
• Primary Examiner(s): Dulaney, Benjamin O
• Application Number:
  US14/093,415
• Time in Patent Office: 1,396 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1206 resulting in increased flexibility in input data format or job format or job type
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1243 Variable data printing, e.g. document forms, templates, labels, coupons, advertisements, logos, watermarks, transactional printing, fixed content versioning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1269 by broadcasting server
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1287 via internet
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/0855 involving a third party
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/209 Specified transaction journal output feature, e.g. printed receipt or voice output
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/40 Authorisation, e.g. identification of payer or payee, verification of customer or shop credentials; Review and approval of payers, e.g. check credit lines or negative lists
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/42 for ticket printing or like apparatus , e.g. apparatus for dispensing of printed paper tickets or payment cards
• CPC Class Codes: G07G 5/00 Receipt-giving machines cash registers giving receipts G07G1/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00244 with a server, e.g. an internet server fax-servers or the like for store and forward H04N1/324
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00347 with another still picture apparatus, e.g. hybrid still picture apparatus circuits or arrangements for control or supervision between image input and image output device H04N1/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00832 Recording use, e.g. counting number of pages copied
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00854 Recognising an unauthorised user or user-associated action
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00925 Inhibiting an operation
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00954 Scheduling operations or managing resources H04N1/0096 takes precedence; program initiating or switching G06F9/48; allocation of computer resources G06F9/50
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/344 Accounting or charging based on type of function or service used, e.g. copying, faxing
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/346 Accounting or charging based on a number representative of the service used, e.g. number of operations or copies produced
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/4406 Restricting access, e.g. according to user identity mechanisms actuated y cards, PIN or the like in apparatus for dispensing G07F7/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0093 Facsimile machine H04N2201/0094 takes precedence

Abstract

The direct marketing system and method is disclosed that receives information from two parties, referred to as the sending party and the receiving party, and delivers a message or advertisement between the two. The message is then immediately printed on the receiving party'"'"'s printer, and a small fee is paid by the sending party. A portion of this fee is sent to the receiving party as reimbursement for paper costs, ink costs, and printer maintenance.

Claims

1. A processor-implemented method for document delivery, the method comprising:

receiving a physical address from a receiving party, said receiving party further comprising a client machine having a non-transitory storage medium, said client machine electronically connected to a printing mechanism;

verifying said physical address;

configuring an automatic printing mechanism once said physical address is verified, said automatic printing mechanism automatically print one or a plurality of printable documents through said printing mechanism;

receiving a printable document from a sending party without sending party interaction;

submitting said printable document to said automatic printing mechanism without receiving party interaction, said automatic printing mechanism further comprising a means for confirming that said printable document has been printed on said printing mechanism;

receiving a distribution fee from said sending party if said printable document is confirmed to be printed;

distributing a print fee to said receiving party if said printable document is confirmed to be printed, said print fee comprising a portion of said distribution fee; and

storing said physical address, printable document, distribution fee, print fee, and confirmation on a non-transitory storage medium.

2. The method for document delivery of claim 1, wherein verifying said physical address further comprises:

generating a plurality of personal questions from said receiving party'"'"'s credit reports;

generating a plurality of personal question answers to said personal questions from said receiving party'"'"'s credit reports;

sending said plurality of personal questions to said physical address;

receiving answers to said personal questions from said receiving party; and

comparing said answers to said personal question answers;

wherein said physical address is verified if said answers are the same as said personal question answers.

3. The method for document delivery of claim 1, wherein verifying said physical address further comprises:

receiving a request to verify address;

generating a unique code corresponding to said physical address in response to said request;

sending said unique code to said physical address;

receiving a return code from said receiving party; and

comparing said unique code to said return code;

wherein said physical address is confirmed if said unique code is equal to said return code.

4. The method for document delivery of claim 1, further comprising:

sending a list of available printable documents to said receiving party; and

receiving a list of accepted printable documents from said receiving party, said list of accepted printable documents comprising a subset of said list of available printable documents;

wherein only said printable documents on said list of accepted printable documents will be submitted to said automatic printing mechanism.

5. The method for document delivery of claim 4, wherein said list of available printable documents further comprises:

assigning a monthly distribution fee to said receiving party, said receiving party further comprising a previous monthly distribution fee, recent documents printed, total documents printed, total documents redeemed, activity period, and total bid requests, said monthly distribution fee calculated from said previous monthly distribution fee, recent documents printed, total documents printed, total documents redeemed, activity period, and total bid requests;

receiving a bid value from a plurality of sending parties, said plurality of sending parties further comprising a plurality of printable documents; and

creating said list of available printable documents from a subset of said plurality of printable documents, said subset of said plurality of printable documents comprising printable documents who'"'"'s received bid value from said sending party is equal to or greater than said monthly distribution fee.

6. The method for document delivery of claim 5, further comprising:

defining a printed threshold having a first printed threshold and one or a plurality of subsequent printed threshold values;

determining whether said recent printed documents meet or exceed said first or subsequent printed threshold values;

reducing said print fee once said first printed threshold value has been reached; and

further reducing said print fee once said subsequent printed thresholds are reached.

7. The method for document delivery of claim 5, further comprising:

defining a printed threshold having a first page threshold and one or a plurality of subsequent page threshold values;

determining whether said recent printed documents meet or exceed said first or subsequent page threshold values;

reducing said print fee once said first page threshold value has been reached; and

further reducing said print fee once said subsequent page thresholds are reached.

8. The method for document delivery of claim 5, further comprising:

receiving said activity period from said receiving party, said activity period further comprising dates and times which said receiving party will accept printable documents;

receiving a distribution time from said sending party;

calculating whether said distribution time is within said activity period; and

submitting said printable document to said automatic printing mechanism if said distribution time is within said activity period;

wherein said receiving party can limit when they will receive printable documents to prevent nuisance.

9. The method for document delivery of claim 1, further comprising:

sending a list of available sending parties to said receiving party; and

receiving a list of accepted sending parties from said receiving party, said list of accepted sending parties comprising a subset of said list of available sending parties;

wherein only said sending parties on said list of accepted sending parties will be able to submit printable documents to said automatic printing mechanism.

10. The method for document delivery of claim 1, further comprising:

electronically connecting a facsimile machine to said automatic printing mechanism;

configuring said automatic printing mechanism to automatically print one or a plurality of printable facsimile documents received from said facsimile machine on said printing mechanism;

receiving a printable facsimile document from said sending party without sending party interaction;

submitting said printable facsimile document to said facsimile machine without receiving party interaction, said automatic printing mechanism further comprising a means for confirming that said printable facsimile document has been printed on said printing mechanism;

receiving said distribution fee from said sending party if said printable facsimile document is confirmed to be printed; and

distributing said print fee to said receiving party if said printable facsimile document is confirmed to be printed;

wherein said receiving party will have an incentive to receive said printable facsimile documents through distribution of said print fee.

11. The method for document delivery of claim 1, further comprising:

generating a list of receiving parties comprising a plurality of receiving parties, a plurality of automatic printing mechanisms, and a plurality of printing mechanisms; and

submitting said printable document to said plurality of automatic printing mechanisms;

wherein said list of receiving parties is created from targeted contacts or targeted groups within social media websites.

12. The method for document delivery of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a list of products from said receiving party which were viewed and/or purchased from a digital store;

submitting said list of products to said sending party; and

receiving one or a plurality of printable documents relating to one or a plurality of said list of products;

wherein said sending party can target receiving parties who have viewed and/or purchased related items.

13. The method for document delivery of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a list of keywords from said receiving party which were searched;

submitting said list of keywords and physical address of said receiving party to said sending party; and

receiving one or a plurality of printable documents relating to one or a plurality of said list of keywords and associated demographic information derived from said physical address;

wherein said sending party can target receiving parties who have searched certain keywords within a certain demographic, and wherein said receiving party will receive said print fee as an incentive for sending said list of keywords.

14. The method for document delivery of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a list of approved senders comprising a subset of all sending parties; and

foregoing receiving said distribution fee from said sending parties on said list of approved senders;

wherein said receiving parties may elect to receive said printable documents without charging said sending parties a distribution fee or without receiving a print fee.

15. The method for document delivery of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a list of approved senders comprising a subset of all sending parties; and

foregoing distributing said print fee to said receiving party if said printable document is confirmed to be printed;

wherein said receiving parties may elect to receive printable documents without receiving a fee.

16. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a set of instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations, comprising:

receiving a physical address from a receiving party, said receiving party further comprising a client machine having a non-transitory storage medium, said client machine electronically connected to a printing mechanism;

verifying said physical address;

configuring an automatic printing mechanism once said physical address is verified, said automatic printing mechanism automatically print one or a plurality of printable documents through said printing mechanism;

receiving a printable document from a sending party without sending party interaction;

submitting said printable document to said automatic printing mechanism without receiving party interaction, said automatic printing mechanism further comprising a means for confirming that said printable document has been printed on said printing mechanism;

receiving a distribution fee from said sending party if said printable document is confirmed to be printed;

distributing a print fee to said receiving party if said printable document is confirmed to be printed, said print fee comprising a portion of said distribution fee; and

storing said physical address, printable document, distribution fee, print fee, and confirmation on a non-transitory storage medium.

17. A system for document delivery, the system comprising:

receiving a physical address from a receiving party, said receiving party further comprising a client machine having a non-transitory storage medium, said client machine electronically connected to a printing mechanism;

verifying said physical address;

configuring an automatic printing mechanism once said physical address is verified, said automatic printing mechanism automatically print one or a plurality of printable documents through said printing mechanism;

receiving a printable document from a sending party without sending party interaction;

submitting said printable document to said automatic printing mechanism without receiving party interaction, said automatic printing mechanism further comprising a means for confirming that said printable document has been printed on said printing mechanism;

receiving a distribution fee from said sending party if said printable document is confirmed to be printed;

distributing a print fee to said receiving party if said printable document is confirmed to be printed, said print fee comprising a portion of said distribution fee; and

storing said physical address, printable document, distribution fee, print fee, and confirmation on a non-transitory storage medium.