WO2008155584A3 - Postal system - Google Patents

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WO2008155584A3
WO2008155584A3 PCT/GB2008/050475 GB2008050475W WO2008155584A3 WO 2008155584 A3 WO2008155584 A3 WO 2008155584A3 GB 2008050475 W GB2008050475 W GB 2008050475W WO 2008155584 A3 WO2008155584 A3 WO 2008155584A3
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Prior art keywords
central processor
data
address
data communication
data file
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PCT/GB2008/050475
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French (fr)
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WO2008155584A2 (en
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Anthony Charles St Clair Lass
Benjamin Peter Bernard Way
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Viapost Ltd
Anthony Charles St Clair Lass
Benjamin Peter Bernard Way
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06Q—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G06Q10/00—Administration; Management
    • G06Q10/10—Office automation; Time management
    • G06Q10/107—Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04W—WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
    • H04W4/00—Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
    • H04W4/02—Services making use of location information
    • H04W4/029—Location-based management or tracking services
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00016—Relations between apparatus, e.g. franking machine at customer or apparatus at post office, in a franking system
    • G07B17/0008—Communication details outside or between apparatus
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L51/00—User-to-user messaging in packet-switching networks, transmitted according to store-and-forward or real-time protocols, e.g. e-mail
    • H04L51/21—Monitoring or handling of messages
    • H04L51/222—Monitoring or handling of messages using geographical location information, e.g. messages transmitted or received in proximity of a certain spot or area
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L67/00—Network arrangements or protocols for supporting network services or applications
    • H04L67/50—Network services
    • H04L67/52—Network services specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04W—WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
    • H04W4/00—Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
    • H04W4/02—Services making use of location information
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00016—Relations between apparatus, e.g. franking machine at customer or apparatus at post office, in a franking system
    • G07B17/00024—Physical or organizational aspects of franking systems
    • G07B2017/00048—Software architecture
    • G07B2017/00056—Client-server
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00016—Relations between apparatus, e.g. franking machine at customer or apparatus at post office, in a franking system
    • G07B17/00024—Physical or organizational aspects of franking systems
    • G07B2017/00072—Hybrid mail, i.e. mail delivered using different physical means along the mail delivery path, e.g. email and envelope
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00016—Relations between apparatus, e.g. franking machine at customer or apparatus at post office, in a franking system
    • G07B17/0008—Communication details outside or between apparatus
    • G07B2017/00153—Communication details outside or between apparatus for sending information
    • G07B2017/00169—Communication details outside or between apparatus for sending information from a franking apparatus, e.g. for verifying accounting

Abstract

A postal delivery system comprises several client computers (1) and a central processor (2) in data communication with the client computers (1) via a data communication network. The system further comprises several geographically distributed printing stations (3) in data communication with the central processor (2) via the data communication network. The client computers (1) are configured to send to the central processor (2) a data file corresponding to a document to be printed and address data indicative of the geographical address of the intended recipient of the document. The central processor (2) is configured to process the address data and to select one of the printing stations (3) by comparison of the geographical location of the printing station (3) with the geographical location of the intended recipient. The central processor is configured to send the data file to the selected printing station (3) and the printing station (3) receives the data file and prints the document encoded in the data file for delivery to the geographical address of the recipient. The system has the advantage that the transportation of physical documents is automatically minimised.
PCT/GB2008/050475 2007-06-20 2008-06-20 Postal system WO2008155584A2 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0711977.9 2007-06-20
GB0711977A GB2450362A (en) 2007-06-20 2007-06-20 Postal system using computer network for distibution of mail

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WO2008155584A2 WO2008155584A2 (en) 2008-12-24
WO2008155584A3 true WO2008155584A3 (en) 2009-04-02

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US20050254091A1 (en) * 2002-10-04 2005-11-17 Epip Pty. Ltd. Means to facilitate delivery of electronic documents into a postal network

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WO1999021330A1 (en) * 1997-10-17 1999-04-29 E-Stamp Corporation Postage server system and method
US20010025274A1 (en) * 2000-06-07 2001-09-27 Wilson Zehr Method and apparatus for supplementing mailing transaction costs
US20050254091A1 (en) * 2002-10-04 2005-11-17 Epip Pty. Ltd. Means to facilitate delivery of electronic documents into a postal network
US6856860B2 (en) * 2003-07-02 2005-02-15 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Systems for and methods of distributing mail

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GB2450362A (en) 2008-12-24
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