Patent ID: 6285777
Filing Date: 2001-09-04
Classification: G06Q,H04N

Abstract:
A communication method including an integrated solution, architecture, service and addressing technique for transmitting and receiving combinations of paper mail and electronic mail wherein a postal address is universally mapped to an electronic mail address comprising the steps of: receiving a particular given item of paper mail from a first sender at a first post office facility wherein the particular given item of paper mail includes, incorporated in the paper mail, all the addressee information and instructions from said first sender to transmit the entire particular given item of paper mail to the addressee by post mail, by electronic e-mail, by selected first portions of the particular given item of paper mail by post mail and second selected portions of the same particular item of paper mail by e-mail;receiving electronic mail from a second sender via an internet channel and paper mail from the second sender via post mail;converting the electronic mail received from the second sender via the internet channel to paper mail at the first post office facility;delivering the electronic mail received from the second sender and converted to paper mail and the paper mail received from the second sender via post mail to an addressee via surface paper mail routines.