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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2003
Thomas J. Foth, Trumbull, CT (US);
Christopher C. Lang, Madison, WI (US);
Frederick W. Ryan, Jr., Oxford, CT (US);
Thomas J. Foth, Trumbull, CT (US);
Christopher C. Lang, Madison, WI (US);
Frederick W. Ryan, Jr., Oxford, CT (US);
Pitney Bowes Inc., Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
A mail handling system for handling mail pieces in a mail handling area is presented. The system avoids breaching confidentiality of the mail pieces, and includes a view port device, for providing filtered visual access to a portion of the mail handling area while at least some information contained in the mail pieces is filtered out. The system also includes a manual access area, for allowing manual access to the mail handling area while unfiltered visual access to the mail handling area is obstructed.