Mailpiece tracking
US7739201B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 22, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jun 15, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 15, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07B2017/0083
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and system to process and track mailpieces. A code is printed on the mailpiece that can include an identification of a metering device generating the code and a subscriber number of a subscriber generating the mailpiece. The code is scanned during a processing step in a mailpiece delivery system, wherein information associated with the scanned code is stored in a database accessible by the user and allowing the user to track a movement of the mailpiece in the mailpiece delivery system.
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