EP1022686A3 - System and method for subsidized printing of third party coupons for insertion into a specific mailpiece - Google Patents

System and method for subsidized printing of third party coupons for insertion into a specific mailpiece Download PDF

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EP1022686A3
EP1022686A3 EP99126146A EP99126146A EP1022686A3 EP 1022686 A3 EP1022686 A3 EP 1022686A3 EP 99126146 A EP99126146 A EP 99126146A EP 99126146 A EP99126146 A EP 99126146A EP 1022686 A3 EP1022686 A3 EP 1022686A3
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mailpiece
data processing
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mailing
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Richard W. Heiden
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Pitney Bowes Inc
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00459—Details relating to mailpieces in a franking system
    • G07B17/00467—Transporting mailpieces
    • 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
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00185—Details internally of apparatus in a franking system, e.g. franking machine at customer or apparatus at post office
    • G07B17/00435—Details specific to central, non-customer apparatus, e.g. servers at post office or vendor
    • 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
    • G07B2017/00088—Communication details outside or between apparatus via landlines
    • G07B2017/00096—Communication details outside or between apparatus via landlines via phone lines
    • 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
    • G07B2017/00137—In a LAN
    • 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
    • G07B2017/00145—Communication details outside or between apparatus via the Internet
    • 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
    • G07B2017/00161—Communication details outside or between apparatus for sending information from a central, non-user location, e.g. for updating rates or software, or for refilling funds
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00185—Details internally of apparatus in a franking system, e.g. franking machine at customer or apparatus at post office
    • G07B17/00362—Calculation or computing within apparatus, e.g. calculation of postage value
    • G07B2017/00427—Special accounting procedures, e.g. storing special information
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00185—Details internally of apparatus in a franking system, e.g. franking machine at customer or apparatus at post office
    • G07B17/00435—Details specific to central, non-customer apparatus, e.g. servers at post office or vendor
    • G07B2017/00451—Address hygiene, i.e. checking and correcting addresses to be printed on mail pieces using address databases
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00459—Details relating to mailpieces in a franking system
    • G07B17/00467—Transporting mailpieces
    • G07B2017/00491—Mail/envelope/insert handling system
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00459—Details relating to mailpieces in a franking system
    • G07B17/00508—Printing or attaching on mailpieces
    • G07B2017/00572—Details of printed item
    • G07B2017/00604—Printing of advert or logo

Abstract

A system and method is provided for printing an advertisement for insertion into a mailpiece. A customer computer system (150) communicates with a mailing service provider data processing system (80). The customer computer system (150) transmits to the mailing service provider data processing system (80) an electronic copy of at least one mailing address and at least one corresponding document to be mailed to the mailing address. The mailing address is cleansed as necessary by the mailing service provider data processing system (80), which then identifies a subset of third party advertisements available for insertion into a mailpiece to be assembled with the corresponding document. Enclosures to be printed from the subset of third party advertisements are selected by the customer or automatically by mailing service provider data processing system based on advertisement profiles. The corresponding document and the selected enclosures are printed and then inserted into an envelope to form the assembled mailpiece.
EP19990126146 1998-12-30 1999-12-29 System and method for subsidized printing of third party coupons for insertion into a specific mailpiece Expired - Lifetime EP1022686B1 (en)

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US22264298A 1998-12-30 1998-12-30
US222642 1998-12-30

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EP1022686A3 true EP1022686A3 (en) 2000-11-15
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US20060111969A1 (en) * 2004-11-23 2006-05-25 Chrosny Wojciech M System and method for automatic selection of advertising slogans printed on a mailpiece

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US4959795A (en) * 1984-02-03 1990-09-25 Bell & Howell Company Insertion machine with distributed chargeback
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US5819240A (en) * 1995-10-11 1998-10-06 E-Stamp Corporation System and method for generating personalized postage indica
US5819241A (en) * 1996-05-28 1998-10-06 Reiter; Joshua J. Interactive process for applying or printing information on letters or parcels
EP0878778A2 (en) * 1997-05-08 1998-11-18 Pitney Bowes Inc. Digital printing, metering and recording of other post services on the face of a mail piece

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US4829443A (en) 1987-02-02 1989-05-09 Pitney Bowes Inc. Insertion machine with computerized postage search and prioritized selection of inserts
US4821493A (en) 1988-02-29 1989-04-18 Pitney Bowes Inc. Method for computerized postage determination
US5008520A (en) 1988-11-10 1991-04-16 John Georgiou Method and apparatus for reading a bar code on a moving sheet
US5157243A (en) 1989-12-26 1992-10-20 Pitney Bowes Inc. High speed bar code scanning on inserters using pivotable moving beam bar codes scanners
US5367450A (en) 1992-12-21 1994-11-22 Pitney Bowes Inc. System and method for selecting optional inserts with optimal value in an inserting machine

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US4959795A (en) * 1984-02-03 1990-09-25 Bell & Howell Company Insertion machine with distributed chargeback
EP0604148A2 (en) * 1992-12-23 1994-06-29 Neopost Limited Mailing system
US5819240A (en) * 1995-10-11 1998-10-06 E-Stamp Corporation System and method for generating personalized postage indica
US5819241A (en) * 1996-05-28 1998-10-06 Reiter; Joshua J. Interactive process for applying or printing information on letters or parcels
EP0878778A2 (en) * 1997-05-08 1998-11-18 Pitney Bowes Inc. Digital printing, metering and recording of other post services on the face of a mail piece

Non-Patent Citations (1)

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UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE (USPS), INFORMATION BASED INDICIA PROGRAM (IBIP) INDICIUM SPECIFICATION, 13 June 1996 (1996-06-13), XP002137735 *

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CA2293071C (en) 2004-10-26
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