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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2007
Matthew A. Calman, Charlotte, NC (US);
David T. Frew, Fort Mill, SC (US);
Robert Leonard Kee, Charlotte, NC (US);
Johnny David Phillips, Charlotte, NC (US);
Truxton B Pratt, Charlotte, NC (US);
Kim D. Smith, Derby, KS (US);
Michael A. Tate, Charlotte, NC (US);
Matthew A. Calman, Charlotte, NC (US);
David T. Frew, Fort Mill, SC (US);
Robert Leonard Kee, Charlotte, NC (US);
Johnny David Phillips, Charlotte, NC (US);
Truxton B Pratt, Charlotte, NC (US);
Kim D. Smith, Derby, KS (US);
Michael A. Tate, Charlotte, NC (US);
Bank of America Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides systems, methods, and computer program products for altering delivery of a piece by altering either the delivery address, mode of processing, and/or the mode of delivery. The invention provide an indicia associated with the piece of mail including instructions that are at least one of a different delivery address, mode of processing, or a mode of delivery than that originally designated for the piece of mail. During mail sorting and processing, the indicia associated with the piece of mail are analyzed. Either the delivery address, mode of processing, and/or mode of delivery currently associated with the piece of mail are altered to conform with the delivery address, mode of processing, and/or mode of delivery indicated by the indicia. In some embodiments, the indicia is altered by on a business parameter, such as a monetary value associated with the contents of the piece of mail.