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(88) Date of publication A3: 27.11.2008 (43) Date of publication: 07.01.2009 Bulletin 2009/02 (21) Application number: 07759894.4 (22) Date of filing: 30.03.2007

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G06Q 10/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2007/065712 (87) International publication number: WO 2007/115219 (11.10.2007 Gazette 2007/41)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA HR MK RS (30) Priority: 30.03.2006 US 787271 30.03.2006 US 787321 30.03.2006 US 787319 (71) Applicant: Earth Class Mail Corporation Beaverton, OR 97005 (US)	(72) Inventors: MILES, Michael D. Portland, OR 97223 (US) WIENER, Ron Portland, OR 97229 (US) PROCHASKA, Brett, Ronald Portland, OR 97229 (US) (74) Representative: Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät  Leopoldstrasse 4 80802 München 80802 München (DE)