US Patent No: 6,285,777

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Internet assisted mail

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Abstract

A communication system that transmits and receives combinations of paper mail and electronic mail. The communication system permits a user of the system to send an internet message via post mail including the mailing address for delivery. The post mail office forwards the internet message via e-mail to the internet post office that is the closest to the addressee. This post office that is local to the addressee downloads this message, prints a hard copy on a paper, encloses it in an envelop and sends the hard copy to the addressee via usual local mail. The communication system also permits a user of the system to send paper mail to the post office. The post office scans the paper mail and forwards the scanned information data either to the addressee directly via internet or via a post office that is local to the addressee.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONARMONK, NY68180

International Classification(s)

Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kanevsky, Dimitri Ossining, NY 300 3780
Maes, Stephane H Fremont, CA 176 2818
Zadrozny, Wlodek Wlodzimierz Mohegan Lake, NY 15 539

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Patent Citation Ranking

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WIRELESS SCIENCE, LLC (19)
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7,277,716 Systems and methods for delivering information to a communication device 16 2005
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7,627,305 Systems and methods for adding information to a directory stored in a mobile device 9 2005
7,499,716 System and method for delivering information to a transmitting and receiving device 5 2006
8,107,601 Wireless messaging system 2 2006
8,116,743 Systems and methods for downloading information to a mobile device 0 2006
7,843,314 Paging transceivers and methods for selectively retrieving messages 1 2006
7,741,954 Paging transceivers and methods for selectively retrieving messages 0 2006
8,116,741 System and method for delivering information to a transmitting and receiving device 1 2008
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8,134,450 Content provision to subscribers via wireless transmission 0 2009
8,224,294 System and method for delivering information to a transmitting and receiving device 1 2009
7,957,695 Method for integrating audio and visual messaging 0 2009
7,835,757 System and method for delivering information to a transmitting and receiving device 1 2010
8,374,585 System and method for delivering information to a transmitting and receiving device 0 2011
8,355,702 System and method for delivering information to a transmitting and receiving device 0 2011
 
MONGONET (16)
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8,023,132 Method and system for transferring digitized representations of documents via computer network transfer protocols 3 2006
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UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE (14)
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PITNEY BOWES INC. (8)
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8,121,344 System and method for routing imaged documents 0 2007
 
ADVANCED MESSAGING TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (4)
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8,023,141 Facsimile delivery through interaction with printed document 0 2010
8,107,114 Facsimile delivery through interaction with printed document 0 2011
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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION (2)
7,483,956 E-mail to physical mail converter 0 2004
7,953,786 Method and system for preferences-based mail distribution and digital postal services 0 2008
 
MEYER CORDLESS LLC (2)
7,188,144 Method and apparatus for bouncing electronic messages 12 2003
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A PTY LTD. (1)
7,010,572 System for handling electronic mail 34 1999
 
AXWAY INC. (1)
8,196,183 Policy enforcement in a secure data file delivery system 0 2004
 
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. (1)
7,945,492 System and method for integrating trading operations including the generation, processing and tracking of and trade documents 0 2000
 
MAR2MV, LLC (1)
6,604,132 System and method for embedding a physical mailing address in an electronic mail address 37 2000
 
MICROWORKS, INC. (1)
7,502,451 Institutional electronic messaging system 2 2006
 
PANASONIC COMMUNICATIONS CO., LTD. (1)
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UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA, INC. (1)
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VALUE-ADDED COMMUNICATIONS, INC. (1)
7,742,581 Electronic messaging exchange 0 2004
 
OTHER [CHECK PATENT PROFILE FOR ASSIGNMENT INFORMATION] (2)
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8,407,153 Intelligent interactive mail opening tracking method and system 0 2007

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