CA2451878A1 - Method and system for automated document processing - Google Patents

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CA2451878A1
CA2451878A1 CA002451878A CA2451878A CA2451878A1 CA 2451878 A1 CA2451878 A1 CA 2451878A1 CA 002451878 A CA002451878 A CA 002451878A CA 2451878 A CA2451878 A CA 2451878A CA 2451878 A1 CA2451878 A1 CA 2451878A1
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Leon A. Pintsov
Patrick M. Brand
Robert A. Cordery
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Pitney Bowes Inc
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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

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A business reply mail piece and associated processing system that allows information contained within business reply mail to be scanned and interpreted before the business reply mail reaches its ultimate destination is provided. A machine-readable block of control information that instructs computer-driven actuators what to do with the business reply mail document itself, its digital image (or parts of thereof) and the data elements contained in the document, based on selections made by the recipient, is provided on the business reply mail piece. A scanner module scans the business reply mail piece to read the selection made by the recipient and the corresponding instructions from the block of control information. A control module interprets the data to provide instructions for the processing of the business reply mail piece based on the recipient's selection.
CA002451878A 2002-12-04 2003-12-02 Method and system for automated document processing Expired - Fee Related CA2451878C (en)

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US6832130B2 (en) 2004-12-14
US20040111181A1 (en) 2004-06-10
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