Patent ID: 6408287
Filing Date: 2002-06-18
Classification: G07B

Abstract:
A method for placing information on a mail piece, said method comprising the steps of:a) accepting information from owners of the information; b) contracting with the owners of the information for the use of the information by licensees of representatives of the owners of the information; c) storing the contracted information; d) presenting the contracted information to potential licensees of the information; e) sublicensing the contracted information to licensees by representatives of the owners of the information; f) placing a unique identifier that identifies the contracted information in an Information-Based Indicia; g) recording the contracted information and the Information-Based Indicia containing the unique identifier on a mail piece; h) counting the number of times the contracted information was recorded on mail pieces, when the contracted information and Information-Based Indicia containing the unique identifier were placed on the mail piece; i) reading the unique identifier contained in the Information-Based Indicia when the Information-Based Indicia is being scanned by the post; and j) debiting the licensee for each contracted use of the information when the unique identifier was read by the post.