Apparatus and methods for converting an electronic mail to a postal mail at the receiving station
US5805810A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 27, 1995 |
| Grant date | Sep 8, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 27, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L51/48
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of generating mail objects from email messages. The method is performed by a computer system having at least one database containing identifiers for senders of email messages, identifiers for corresponding recipients of mail objects, and address information for both the senders and recipients. The method is broadly comprised steps of three steps: (1) receiving an email message from a sender; (2) locating in the database an identifier for the sender and an identifier for a recipient specified in the email message; and (3) generating a mail object from the email message using the address information in the database for the sender and for the recipient.
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