System and Method for Providing Information to a Recipient of a Physical Mail Object
First Claim
1. A method for providing electronic data to a recipient of a mail object, comprising:
- using an output device to affix a single set of mail ID data to said mail object, said single set of mail ID data including at least recipient data, said recipient data comprising a personalized network address associated with said recipient of said mail object;
submitting said mail object to a mail carrier for delivery to said recipient of said mail object;
receiving said recipient data from a reception device of said recipient via a network; and
providing by at least one processor said electronic data to said reception device via said network in response to receiving said recipient data, said electronic data comprising a sender'"'"'s web page that identifies said recipient of said mail object and includes data corresponding to a content of said mail object;
wherein said electronic data is configured to be displayed to said recipient via a web browser on a display of said reception device.
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Abstract
A system and method is provided for transmitting information over a wide area network, such as the Internet, in response to receiving at least a portion of mail data. In one embodiment of the present invention, information is stored in a memory. Mail data is then affixed to a mail object. The mail object is then manually delivered to a recipient. The mail data is then provided to a reception device. The reception device then uses the mail data to retrieve the information from a mail device in communication with the memory. In a preferred embodiment, the mail data includes data corresponding to the recipient of the mail object, and the information includes data that identifies the recipient of the mail object and data that corresponds to a content of the mail object.
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1. A method for providing electronic data to a recipient of a mail object, comprising:
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using an output device to affix a single set of mail ID data to said mail object, said single set of mail ID data including at least recipient data, said recipient data comprising a personalized network address associated with said recipient of said mail object; submitting said mail object to a mail carrier for delivery to said recipient of said mail object; receiving said recipient data from a reception device of said recipient via a network; and providing by at least one processor said electronic data to said reception device via said network in response to receiving said recipient data, said electronic data comprising a sender'"'"'s web page that identifies said recipient of said mail object and includes data corresponding to a content of said mail object; wherein said electronic data is configured to be displayed to said recipient via a web browser on a display of said reception device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for providing electronic data to a recipient of a mail object, said mail object including a single set of mail ID data that includes at least recipient data, comprising:
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at least one database for storing at least a first set of electronic data; a mail device; and at least one application operating on at least said mail device, said at least one application being in communication with said at least one database and a reception device of said recipient having at least an input device and a display, and being configured to; receive said recipient data from said reception device, said recipient data including personalized data that can be used to identify said recipient of said physical mail object; and provide said first set of electronic data to said reception device via said network in response to receiving said recipient data, said first set of electronic data comprising a sender'"'"'s web page that identifies said recipient and includes data corresponding to a content of said mail object; wherein one of receiving said recipient data from said reception device and providing said first set of electronic data to said reception device results in a second set of electronic data being provided to said sender of said mail object. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for providing electronic data to a recipient of a mail object, said mail object including a single set of mail ID data that includes at least recipient data, wherein said recipient data corresponds to said recipient of said mail object, comprising:
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a processor; at least one database for storing at least said electronic data; and at least one application operating on at least said processor, configured to; affix the single set of mail ID data to said mail object, said mail object being submitted to a mail carrier for delivery to said recipient of said mail object; at least one other application in communication with at least a reception device of said recipient having at least one input device for receiving said recipient data from said mail object, said at least one other application being configured to; receive said recipient data from said reception device; and provide said electronic data to said reception device via a network in response to receiving said recipient data, said electronic data including a sender'"'"'s web page that identifies said recipient and includes data that corresponds to a content of said mail object; wherein one of receiving said recipient data and providing said electronic data results in other electronic data being provided to a sender of said mail object. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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