Claims
- 1. A method for creating a customized item cover, comprising:
receiving customization data; creating at least one customization segment using the customization data; and producing the customized item cover including the at least one customization segment.
- 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one customization segment comprises a design selected from at least one of a set of pre-approved designs and a set of designs submitted by a user and approved by a delivery system operator.
- 3. The method of claim 1, wherein a user submits a cover request on a user computer, wherein the user computer and a delivery system operator communicate over a network.
- 4. The method of claim 1, wherein a user orders the customized item cover from a delivery system operator, and the delivery system operator produces the customized item cover and sends the customized item cover to the user.
- 5. The method of claim 1, wherein a user orders the customized item cover from a licensee of a delivery system operator, and the licensee produces the customized item cover.
- 6. The method of claim 5, wherein the licensee communicates with the delivery system operator over a network.
- 7. The method of claim 1 wherein the at least one customization segment includes a personalized delivery payment coding.
- 8. The method of claim 7, wherein the personalized delivery payment coding commemorates an event.
- 9. The method of claim 8, wherein the event comprises at least one of a birthday, a birth, a wedding, a sporting event, an inauguration, a new product promotion, an advertisement, a retirement, and a graduation.
- 10. The method of claim 7, wherein the personalized delivery payment coding comprises at least one of a denomination of delivery payment indicated on the personalized delivery payment coding and a delivery payment rate class indicated on the personalized delivery payment coding.
- 11. The method of claim 7, wherein the personalized delivery payment coding is canceled with a cancellation marking commemorating an event.
- 12. The method of claim 11, wherein the event comprises at least one of a birthday, a birth, a wedding, a sporting event, an inauguration, a new product promotion, an advertisement, a retirement, and a graduation.
- 13. The method of claim 7, wherein the delivery payment coding includes a control marking.
- 14. The method of claim 13, wherein the control marking comprise a serial number.
- 15. The method of claim 7, wherein the personalized delivery payment coding comprises machine-readable marking.
- 16. The method of claim 15, wherein the machine-readable marking comprises phosphor.
- 17. The method of claim 7, wherein the personalized delivery payment coding includes microprinted text within the personalized delivery payment coding.
- 18. The method of claim 7, wherein the delivery payment coding includes a security thread.
- 19. The method of claim 1, wherein the customized item cover comprises at least one of an envelope, a card, a package, a United States Postal Service Priority Mail service package, and a United States Postal Service Express Mail service package.
- 20. The method of claim 1, wherein the customized item cover is produced on stock comprising at least one of a woven fabric, a non-woven fabric, a plastic material, a foil material, and a metal material.
- 21. The method of claim 1, wherein the customization data comprises at least one of a scanned image, a drawing, text data, and a photograph.
- 22. The method of claim 1, wherein the customization data comprises at least one of a scanned image, a drawing, text data, and a photograph separate from a delivery payment coding.
- 23. The method of claim 1, wherein the customized item cover commemorates an event.
- 24. The method of claim 23, wherein the event comprises at least one of a birthday, a birth, a wedding, a sporting event, an inauguration, a new product promotion, an advertisement, a retirement, and a graduation.
- 25. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one customization segment includes color.
- 26. The method of claim 1, wherein producing the customized item cover comprises at least one of printing the at least one customization segment on the customized item cover and embossing the at least one customization segment on the customized item cover.
- 27. A system for creating a customized item cover, comprising:
a component for receiving customization data; a component for creating at least one customization segment using the customization data; and a component for producing the customized item cover including the at least one customization segment.
- 28. The system of claim 27, wherein the at least one customization segment comprises a design selected from at least one of a set of pre-approved designs and a set of designs submitted by a user and approved by a delivery system operator.
- 29. The system of claim 27, wherein a user submits a cover request on a user computer, and wherein the user computer and a delivery system operator communicate over a network.
- 30. The system of claim 27, wherein a user orders the customized item cover from a delivery system operator, the delivery system operator produces the customized item cover and sends the customized item cover to the user.
- 31. The system of claim 27, wherein a user orders the customized item cover from a licensee of a delivery system operator, and the licensee produces the customized item cover.
- 32. The system of claim 31, wherein the licensee communicates with the delivery system operator over a network.
- 33. The system of claim 27, wherein the at least one customization segment includes a personalized delivery payment coding.
- 34. The system of claim 33, wherein the personalized delivery payment coding commemorates an event.
- 35. The system of claim 34, wherein the event comprises at least one of a birthday, a birth, a wedding, a sporting event, an inauguration, a new product promotion, an advertisement, a retirement, and a graduation.
- 36. The system of claim 33, wherein the personalized delivery payment coding comprises at least one of a denomination of delivery payment indicated on the personalized delivery payment coding and a delivery payment rate class indicated on the personalized delivery payment coding.
- 37. The system of claim 33, wherein the personalized delivery payment coding is canceled with a cancellation marking commemorating an event.
- 38. The system of claim 37, wherein the event comprises at least one of a birthday, a birth, a wedding, a sporting event, an inauguration, a new product promotion, an advertisement, a retirement, and a graduation.
- 39. The system of claim 33, wherein the delivery payment coding includes a control marking.
- 40. The system of claim 39, wherein the control marking comprise a serial number.
- 41. The system of claim 33, wherein the personalized delivery payment coding comprises machine-readable marking.
- 42. The system of claim 41, wherein the machine-readable marking comprises phosphor.
- 43. The system of claim 33, wherein the personalized delivery payment coding includes microprinted text within the personalized delivery payment coding.
- 44. The system of claim 33, wherein the delivery payment coding includes a security thread.
- 45. The system of claim 27, wherein the customized item cover comprises at least one of an envelope, a card, a package, a United States Postal Service Priority Mail service package, and a United States Postal Service Express Mail service package.
- 46. The system of claim 27, wherein the customized item cover is produced on stock comprising at least one of a woven fabric, a non-woven fabric, a plastic material, a foil material, and a metal material.
- 47. The system of claim 27, wherein the customization data comprises at least one of a scanned image, a drawing, text data, and a photograph.
- 48. The system of claim 27, wherein the customization data comprises at least one of a scanned image, a drawing, text data, and a photograph separate from a delivery payment coding.
- 49. The system of claim 27, wherein the customized item cover commemorates an event.
- 50. The system of claim 49, wherein the event comprises at least one of a birthday, a birth, a wedding, a sporting event, an inauguration, a new product promotion, an advertisement, a retirement, and a graduation.
- 51. The system of claim 27, wherein the at least one customization segment includes color.
- 52. The system of claim 27, wherein the component for producing the customized item cover is further configured for at least one of printing the at least one customization segment on the customized item cover and embossing the at least one customization segment on the customized item cover.
- 53. A computer-readable medium on which is stored a set of instructions for creating a customized item cover, which when executed perform stages comprising:
receiving customization data; creating at least one customization segment using the customization data; and producing the customized item cover including the at least one customization segment.
- 54. The computer-readable medium of claim 53, wherein the at least one customization segment comprises a design selected from at least one of a set of pre-approved designs and a set of designs submitted by a user and approved by a delivery system operator.
- 55. The computer-readable medium of claim 53, wherein a user submits a cover request on a user computer, and wherein the user computer and a delivery system operator communicate over a network.
- 56. The computer-readable medium of claim 53, wherein a user orders the customized item cover from a delivery system operator, and the delivery system operator produces the customized item cover and sends the customized item cover to the user.
- 57. The computer-readable medium of claim 53, wherein a user orders the customized item cover from a licensee of a delivery system operator, and the licensee produces the customized item cover.
- 58. The computer-readable medium of claim 57, wherein the licensee communicates with the delivery system operator over a network.
- 59. The computer-readable medium of claim 53, wherein the at least one customization segment includes a personalized delivery payment coding.
- 60. The computer-readable medium of claim 59, wherein the personalized delivery payment coding commemorates an event.
- 61. The computer-readable medium of claim 60, wherein the event comprises at least one of a birthday, a birth, a wedding, a sporting event, an inauguration, a new product promotion, an advertisement, a retirement, and a graduation.
- 62. The computer-readable medium of claim 59, wherein the personalized delivery payment coding comprises at least one of a denomination of delivery payment indicated on the personalized delivery payment coding and a delivery payment rate class indicated on the personalized delivery payment coding.
- 63. The computer-readable medium of claim 59, wherein the personalized delivery payment coding is canceled with a cancellation marking commemorating an event.
- 64. The computer-readable medium of claim 63, wherein the event comprises at least one of a birthday, a birth, a wedding, a sporting event, an inauguration, a new product promotion, an advertisement, a retirement, and a graduation.
- 65. The computer-readable medium of claim 59, wherein the delivery payment coding includes a control marking.
- 66. The computer-readable medium of claim 65, wherein the control marking comprise a serial number.
- 67. The computer-readable medium of claim 59, wherein the personalized delivery payment coding comprises machine-readable marking.
- 68. The computer-readable medium of claim 67, wherein the machine-readable marking comprises phosphor.
- 69. The computer-readable medium of claim 59, wherein the personalized delivery payment coding includes microprinted text within the personalized delivery payment coding.
- 70. The computer-readable medium of claim 59, wherein the delivery payment coding includes a security thread.
- 71. The computer-readable medium of claim 53, wherein the customized item cover comprises at least one of an envelope, a card, a package, a United States Postal Service Priority Mail service package, and a United States Postal Service Express Mail service package.
- 72. The computer-readable medium of claim 53, wherein the customized item cover is produced on stock comprising at least one of a woven fabric, a non-woven fabric, a plastic material, a foil material, and a metal material.
- 73. The computer-readable medium of claim 53, wherein the customization data comprises at least one of a scanned image, a drawing, text data, and a photograph.
- 74. The computer-readable medium of claim 53, wherein the customization data comprises at least one of a scanned image, a drawing, text data, and a photograph separate from a delivery payment coding.
- 75. The computer-readable medium of claim 53, wherein the customized item cover commemorates an event.
- 76. The computer-readable medium of claim 75, wherein the event comprises at least one of a birthday, a birth, a wedding, a sporting event, an inauguration, a new product promotion, an advertisement, a retirement, and a graduation.
- 77. The computer-readable medium of claim 53, wherein the at least one customization segment includes color.
- 78. The computer-readable medium of claim 53, wherein producing the customized item cover comprises at least one of printing the at least one customization segment on the customized item cover and embossing the at least one customization segment on the customized item cover.
RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] Under provisions of 35 U.S.C. §119(e), Applicant claims the benefit of U.S. provisional application No. 60/322,660 filed Sep. 17, 2001, which is expressly incorporated herein by reference.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60322660 |
Sep 2001 |
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