System and method for employing digital postage marks as part of value-added services in a mailing system

System and method for providing confirmation relating to the distribution of a mailpiece within a mailing system includes a determination of postal data required for postage evidencing of a mailpiece originated by a mailer. The postal data is combined with other data related to value-added services...

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Hauptverfasser:	RYAN, JR. FREDERICK W, PINTSOV LEON A, JOSHI SHIRISH S, BIASI THERESA
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	CALCULATING CHECKING-DEVICES COMPUTING COUNTING DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FORADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORYOR FORECASTING PURPOSES FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS FRANKING APPARATUS HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS PERFORMING OPERATIONS PHYSICS POSTAL SORTING PRESENTATION OF DATA RECOGNITION OF DATA RECORD CARRIERS SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS SORTING SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTEDPIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE,COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTINGPURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS TRANSPORTING
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Zusammenfassung:	System and method for providing confirmation relating to the distribution of a mailpiece within a mailing system includes a determination of postal data required for postage evidencing of a mailpiece originated by a mailer. The postal data is combined with other data related to value-added services desired for the mailpiece. The value-added services data includes addressing information for a return receipt to the mailer. A digital postmark which includes the postal data and the value-added services data is created. At delivery of the mailpiece, the digital postmark is read and the value-added services data is captured from the read digital postmark. A confirmation message is sent to the mailer and/or other interested third parties, in accordance with information contained in the value-added services data.