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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2007
Applicant:
Douglas B. Quine, Bethel, CT (US);
Inventor:
Douglas B. Quine, Bethel, CT (US);
Assignee:
Pitney Bowes Inc., Stamford, CT (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/00 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method that enables the post to deliver mail addressed to a recipient nearest location virtual address to be delivery directly to the recipient's nearest designated location or facility to the place the mail was posted. Mail addressed to the nearest location virtual address (mapping to a street address or post office box) would be captured by the post during the post's sortation process and routed to the nearest location or facility to the place the mail was posted. This enables the recipient to receive their mail more quickly since the amount of delivery time is reduced.