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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2011
Stanley W. Sipe, Mansfield, TX (US);
Stanley W. Sipe, Mansfield, TX (US);
Siemens Industry, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Abstract
Mail processing methods and systems. A method performed at a local delivery unit includes receiving an image of a mail item at the local delivery unit from an imaging and virtualization facility (IVF) that is geographically separated from the local delivery unit. The image and the mail item are associated with a mail item identifier. The method includes displaying the image to a user at the local delivery unit and receiving address information corresponding to the mail item from the user. The method includes associating the address information with the mail item identifier. Related apparatuses and systems are discussed.