Improvements relating to mail handling systems

This invention relates to a process and system for an integrated approach to letter generation, letter and parcel addressing, letter and parcel identification, "shopping" for carriers of letters and parcels, the purchasing of delivery services for letters and parcels, booking letter and pa...

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Main Author KHOURY, SALEM JAMES
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 19.01.2012
Subjects
LINING MACHINES
MACHINES OR ACCESSORIES FOR MAKING, SETTING, OR DISTRIBUTINGTYPE
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PHOTOGRAPHIC OR PHOTOELECTRIC COMPOSING DEVICES
PRINTING
STAMPS
TRANSPORTING
TYPE
TYPEWRITERS
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Summary:This invention relates to a process and system for an integrated approach to letter generation, letter and parcel addressing, letter and parcel identification, "shopping" for carriers of letters and parcels, the purchasing of delivery services for letters and parcels, booking letter and parcel pick up with a selected carrier, recording of transaction details, accounting and cost allocation, reporting, billing and the monitoring of letters and/or parcels in transit. The invention enables those sending mail and parcels to automatically address these items and shop for the best possible prices (or other desired delivery parameters) from a variety of service providers. This may be achieved by using a wide area network, such as for example the Intemet. The system generates an address line and a unique tracking number for the item, books a pick up from the selected supplier, records the transaction for billing and accounting purposes and passes the collected data to the service provider indexed by the unique tracking number. All these processes happen transparently whilst the user is writing a letter or generating an addressing label.
Bibliography:Application Number: AU20110265477