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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2011
Bernard E. Gracy, Southbury, CT (US);
Surya R. Sagi, Southbury, CT (US);
Bernard E. Gracy, Southbury, CT (US);
Surya R. Sagi, Southbury, CT (US);
Pitney Bowes Inc., Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for integrated delivery and storage of digital mail are provided that combine consumer driven opt-in preferences with mailer driven matching criteria to ensure more accurate delivery. In one configuration the system obtains a digital mail piece intended for a particular digital mailbox. The system determines user opt-in preferences for the digital mail piece and obtains mailer matching criteria data associated with the digital mail piece. The system then delivers the digital mail piece to the digital mailbox only if consistent with the opt-in preferences and the matching criteria data.