System for personal mail piece tracking and tracing from multiple sources by user identifier
US8527284B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 28, 2001 |
| Grant date | Sep 3, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 21, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L51/234
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for linking data objects and physical objects of various kinds to an identified user is described. The system provides to the identified user information relating to the delivery status of mail pieces directed to or sent by the user, and the user then tracks and traces the mail pieces. The system further provides to the identified user information relating to continued sessions through which the user provides to a postal service system information relating to mailing labels and postage.
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