Patent ID: 7130803

Claim:
A mail/parcel processing system for implementing unique virtual dynamically capable addressing of mail/parcels, comprising: means for enrolling at least one subscriber into the system, whereby an associated unique, virtual dynamically capable address (UVDCA) code is assigned to the subscriber; means for enrolling at least one processing facility into the system that processes mail/parcels containing an address that includes a UVDCA code corresponding to the at least one subscriber; means for creating and maintaining a compilation of unique virtual dynamically capable address (UVDCA) codes containing a plurality of informational data sets, each informational data set relating to a specific subscriber, which pertains to processing instructions for disposition of a mail/parcel initially addressed with an address that contains a UVDCA code that has been received by the at least one processing facility; means for inputting processing instructions into an informational data set corresponding to the UVDCA code at least once prior to processing mail/parcel at the at least one processing facility; means for querying the compilation of (UVDCA) codes at least once prior to final disposition of the mail/parcel to obtain the informational data set corresponding to the UVDCA code found on the mail/parcel; and means for instructing the at least one processing facility on processing the mail/parcel, including identification of a final destination point and at least one of method of delivery and method of handling based on the corresponding informational data set associated with the subscriber's UVDCA code queried by the query means.