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Dispatching method and apparatus for monitoring scheduled mail

US5469362A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 16, 1994
Grant dateNov 21, 1995
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Expiry dateMay 16, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG07B2017/00483
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Method and apparatus for monitoring the dispatching of mail and to coordinate the production of mail with common carrier dispatch schedules. The mail is produced in a sequence that is intended to meet the dispatch schedule of common carriers. The movement of mail is monitored and the scheduling of mail production is altered if consistent mail delivery irregularities are determined.

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