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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 1991
Filed:
Oct. 03, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Karl H Schumacher, Westport, CT (US);
Raymond Keating, Purdys, NY (US);
Assignee:
Pitney Bowes Inc., Stamford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
364478 ; 364401 ;
Abstract
A system and method is described for optimizing mail processing by applying a co-mail concept. A network is established involving a data center and plural publishers and printers of advertising documents. Databases are established at the data center of profiles of the publishers and printers and their current and prospective activities, and the information used by the data center to match publisher to printer for particular jobs to reduce mail processing and distribution costs, or expedite mail distribution.