Unique virtual dynamically-capable addressing system and method of mail and parcel delivery and forwarding

US7130803B1 · kind B1 · utility

Inventors

• John P. Couch · Alexandria, US
• Stephen E. Johnson · Pasadena, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 12, 2001
• Grant date: Oct 31, 2006
• Expiry date: Dec 3, 2023

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q50/60
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A system and method for unique virtual dynamically-capable (UVDC) addressing relating to mail and parcel delivery and forwarding. The UVDC addressing system comprises at least one data collection processing and storage Host that creates a unique virtual dynamically-capable (UVDC) address for a subscriber be it an individual, business or other entity, that contains a UVDC address code, and an associated informational data set and a mechanism for conveying this data when the Host is queried by a mail/parcel processing facility. The informational data set corresponding to the UVDC address code is changeable to adapt to the changing needs and desires of the subscriber. By virtue of their UDVC address, the subscriber can have a mail/parcel delivered to any facility by any means and have them sent to any final delivery point by any means with the final delivery point being changeable at any time while mail/parcel remains within the UVDCA system. The UVDC addressing system provides the only addressing system that allows a seamless interface between all elements of current, conventional mail and parcel delivery infrastructure, such as between the U.S. Postal System and other non-postal par…