Patent ID: 11883852
Assignee: UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICES
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G  H | IPC B  G  H

Claim 12:
13. A method of processing a delivery item using a processing station comprising a computer and a camera that is operably connected to the computer, the method comprising:
capturing an image of the delivery item with the camera, wherein the delivery item is at least one of undeliverable to an intended recipient or undeliverable at an intended delivery location;
embedding, by the computer, processing data with the image of the delivery item to thereby generate an embedded image as a printable file, the embedded image including the image of the delivery item framed by a template area that includes a reason for the delivery item being undeliverable;
notifying a sender of the delivery item, via a hard copy printout of the embedded image, that the delivery item is undeliverable; and
directing the delivery item to an alternative location other than the intended delivery location.