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Method for processing mailings comprising wrong recipient addresses

US7813524B2 · kind B2 · utility

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15References

17Claims

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Assignee

Deutsche Post AG · DE

Inventors

Stefan Keller · Mainaschaff, DE
Jens Terboven · Bad Honnef, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 21, 2005
Grant date	Oct 12, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 24, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB07C3/00
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method for processing mailings comprising wrong recipient addresses, according to which the wrong recipient address is determined from a detected copy of a mailing surface. The inventive method is characterized in that a) a code containing data on instructions given ahead of time is detected on the surface of the mailing, and the instructions that were given ahead of time are determined based on the detected code; b) the wrong address is compared to address data in at least one database selected among a plurality of databases in accordance with the instructions that were given ahead of time; and c) a pieced of forwarding data is applied to the mailings in accordance with the result of the comparison and the instructions given ahead of time.

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