Apparatus and methods for identifying and processing mail using an identification code

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7165679
APP PUB NO 20060015213A1
SERIAL NO

11223916

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Apparatus and methods consistent with the present invention provide for identifying and processing mail using an identification code on a mailpiece as a redundant source of identification information in a mail sorting system. In one embodiment, this information is stored in a temporary database and used for the identification and processing of mail in a Remote Bar Code System (RBCS). In this embodiment, the identification code enables the automation of mail sorting and other processing tasks, reducing costs and delays in mail delivery services. In another embodiment, the identification and processing of mail occurs in an Identification Code Sorting (ICS) system. In this embodiment, a long-term database allows for mail sorting and other processing tasks on a national or global level.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Avant, Oscar Lee Silver Spring, MD 20 268
Boldt, Jr Ralph William Monrovia, MD 3 68
Brandt, Bruce A Gainesville, VA 24 302
Fadely, Jay David Palmetto, FL 24 302
Little, Michael Ray Fairfax, MD 15 241
Reidel, Simon Franklin Rockville, MD 11 162

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