Method and apparatus for giving notification of express mail delivery
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1. A method for providing notification of an express mail delivery to an addressee thereof, comprising the steps of:
- sending to an express mail tracking service an ID number assigned to an express mailing and a page number of a delivery notification recipient;
relaying the ID, page number, and an appointed time to a paging operations center;
providing a first indication to the paging operations center that the express mailing has been delivered to the addressee;
providing a second indication to the paging operations center that the express mailing has not been delivered to the addressee by the appointed time;
transmitting, responsive to the first indication, a wireless page message to the recipient as notification of the express mailing delivery; and
transmitting, responsive to the second indication, a wireless page message to the recipient notifying recipient that the express mailing has not been delivered by the appointed time.
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To provide prompt notification of delivery of an express mailing to the addressee thereof, the page number of a person to be notified upon delivery of the express mailing is communicated to an express mail tracking network and to an operations center of a wireless paging service. When the paging operations center learns of the delivery, either from the tracking network or from a page message transmitted from the delivery site, the person to be notified is paged by the operations center.
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1. A method for providing notification of an express mail delivery to an addressee thereof, comprising the steps of:
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sending to an express mail tracking service an ID number assigned to an express mailing and a page number of a delivery notification recipient; relaying the ID, page number, and an appointed time to a paging operations center; providing a first indication to the paging operations center that the express mailing has been delivered to the addressee; providing a second indication to the paging operations center that the express mailing has not been delivered to the addressee by the appointed time; transmitting, responsive to the first indication, a wireless page message to the recipient as notification of the express mailing delivery; and transmitting, responsive to the second indication, a wireless page message to the recipient notifying recipient that the express mailing has not been delivered by the appointed time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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Current AssigneeMobile Telecommunications Technologies, LLC (Mobitex Technology AB)
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Original AssigneeMobile Telecommunications Technologies, LLC (Mobitex Technology AB)
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InventorsNikolic, John E., Burns, Patrick E.
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Primary Examiner(s)Lefkowitz, Edward
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Application NumberUS08/807,225Time in Patent Office515 DaysField of Search340/311.1, 340/825.44, 340/313US Class Current340/7.29CPC Class CodesG07B 17/00024 Physical or organizational ...G07B 2017/0004 Determining the location of...G07B 2017/00072 Hybrid mail, i.e. mail deli...G07B 2017/00112 WirelessG07B 2017/00161 from a central, non-user lo...H04W 84/022 One-way selective calling n...
