Method and apparatus for facilitating handling of communications

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10121477

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A method and apparatus for handling physical communications. A physical communication, such as a letter or a package is received and sorted. The sorting includes assigning one or more of a plurality of predetermined values to each of one or more of a plurality of predetermined characteristics relating to the physical communication. A handling procedure, including one or more handling steps is selected for the communication based on the values assigned in said assigning step and rules correlating the values to a handling procedure. The handling procedure can be modified based on destination specific rules.

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PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC3000 TANNERY WAY SANTA CLARA CA 95054

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Grayson, Michael H Charlotte, NC 2 13
Grogan, Joanne Manchester, CT 2 13
Kirk, Julian P Riner, VA 3 67
Kirk, Randal J Belspring, VA 9 337
Lee, Dennis K Charlotte, NC 3 107
Lieberman, Eric Essex, CT 8 110
Lowery, Brian Naugatuck, CT 2 7
Nance, William P Stanfield, NC 2 13

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