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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2011
Filed:
May. 21, 2004
Thomas J. Foth, Trumbull, CT (US);
Richard W. Heiden, Huntington, CT (US);
Cindy Mangiameli, Southbury, CT (US);
Brian M. Romansky, Monroe, CT (US);
Kevin Lockwood, Toms River, NJ (US);
Thomas J. Foth, Trumbull, CT (US);
Richard W. Heiden, Huntington, CT (US);
Cindy Mangiameli, Southbury, CT (US);
Brian M. Romansky, Monroe, CT (US);
Kevin Lockwood, Toms River, NJ (US);
Pitney Bowes Inc., Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
The present invention overcomes the disadvantages of the prior art by enabling a sender to easily and automatically track mail. The foregoing is accomplished by first requiring the sender to register the sender's acquisition and possession of a booklet of tracking labels. Sender may indicate to the system the nature of the automated tracking sender wishes (delivery only, failure only, mailing events forwarding, etc.) Sender may override the system for specific mail. Sender is in possession of the labels contained in the booklet which may be wrapped with tamper evidencing material, may register the labels by entering the booklet security code as well as the first sequential label tracking code in a system. The booklet security code is not obtained until the tampering evidencing material is opened.