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| Remote Mail Expedition Service
For the "Automatic PO Box System"
CLAIMS
The claim of the present patent application is: A machine that can be located practically anywhere and which allows sending ordinary letters, registered mail and courier service package except parcels. This machine dispenses preprinted envelopes and also prints post stamps and advertisements on the envelopes. |
ATPOBOX 4
Automatic Mail Sending Machine
For the "Automatic PO Box"
DESCRIPTION
The present patent application is complementary to the International patent application submitted with "Automatic PO Box System" as the title.
One of the oldest postal services consists in sending a letter. This requires in addition to the letter itself, an envelope that needs to be addressed and a post stamp. The letter is disposed off in the letter box as a final act.
The "Automatic Mail Sending Machine" object of the present patent application (DRAWINGl) is very similar to the "Automatic PO Box" machine in that it provides part of the services the later does. This machine is intended to be located at places closer to the user to enable him to send surface mail, registered mail and courier service packages without having to go to the post office.
The machine is equipped with a touch monitor a keyboard, envelope and post stamp dispensers and printer. In addition the machine is equipped with segregated letter boxes for ordinary mail registered mail and courier service packages.
When a user wants to send an ordinary letter he selects ordinary mail on the touch monitor and the size of the envelope that suites his mail. He is then requested to enter, via the keyboard the addressee's information and optionally his. The machine then dispenses a preprinted and pre-stamped envelope based on the information entered by the user. The user will only have to slide his mail in the envelope and dispose of it in the proper letter box.
This same machine is able to process and register registered mail. Registered mail is treated in compliance with the procedure described in the
International patent application "Registered mail service for the automatic
PO Box system".
ATPOBOX 4 application "Registered mail service for the automatic PO Box system" (File reference ATPOBOX 3).
This same machine is able to process and register courier service packages. For courier service packages the user will first select the company he wants to use. Then he is requested to enter the addressee's info as well as his. The machine will then dispense a preprinted envelope. The user will insert his package in the envelope and dispose of it in the courier service packages box.
This machine groups and simplifies greatly operations that usually require much more activity from the user and concerned personnel alike.
Advantage of the services offered by this machine;
Allows the "Automatic PO Box" machine to get closer to the subscriber;
Available 24 hours a day including weekends and holydays;
Offers services for all users;
Dispenses preprinted envelopes, which eases processing of mail in general;
Groups several services in one spot;
Increases the presence of postal services in the market;
Eliminates the need for the post stamps;
Groups postal and courier services in one spot;
The envelopes will also be used as support for preprinted commercial advertisement in exchange for generous discounts on stamp prices. Courier service companies will take advantage of this machine to get closer to the customer and increase their presence on the market.
In general all components of such a machine already exist on the market and there is no need for special equipment to realize it.
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