EP 0949014 A2 19991013 - Method for intercepting and forwarding incorrectly addressed postal mail
Title (en)
Method for intercepting and forwarding incorrectly addressed postal mail
Title (de)
Vorrichtung zum Auffangen und Weiterleiten von falsch adressierten Poststücken
Title (fr)
Dispositif d'interception et de réacheminement de courrier postal d'adresse incorrecte
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 94104185 A 19940317
Abstract (en)
The invention relates to a method of forwarding a mail piece (12) using a system wherein mail pieces are collected and shipped between a number of general facilities (18, 22, 34) each corresponding to a geographic area where mail is deposited for delivery and is delivered. It includes the steps of (a) reading an incorrect delivery destination marking from the mail piece (12), (b) comparing the read delivery destination marking to a list of incorrect delivery destinations, (c) determining a forwarding delivery destination for the mail piece (12) which corresponds to the incorrect delivery destination on the list, (d) correcting the delivery destination marking to indicate the forwarding delivery destination and (e) forwarding the mail piece to the forwarding delivery destination. The steps (a)-(d) are carried out at the receiving general mail facility (18) or at a local post office (16) from which the mail piece (12) is transported to the receiving general mail facility (18) and the mail piece (12) is transported directly from the receiving general mail facility (18) to the general mail facility (34) which corresponds to the forwarding delivery destination without first being transported to the general mail facility (22) which corresponds to the original incorrect delivery destination. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
CPC (source: EP)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
CH DE ES FR GB IT LI SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0949014 A2 19991013; EP 0949014 A3 20020612; DE 69422384 D1 20000203; DE 69422384 T2 20000803; ES 2141779 T3 20000401
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 99250195 A 19940317; DE 69422384 T 19940317; ES 94104185 T 19940317