Patents by Inventor Flavio Alario

Flavio Alario has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 8301295
    Abstract: A system and method for processing mailpieces within a mail transportation and distribution system includes first and second distribution centers, and an electronic parcel compartment facility located near the second center. Data, about the mailpiece and recipient, is acquired from the mailpiece. Destination information for a compartment facility is associated with the mailpiece. The information is compared with a registered customer database. A re-routing instruction is ascertained from the customer data. The second center is ascertained. The mailpiece is sorted in the first center based on the destination. Data about the mailpiece and destination is transmitted to a second data processor of the second center. The mailpiece is transported to the second center. Information identifying the mailpiece is acquired with a reading device. The destination is determined based on information identifying the mailpiece, which is sorted based on the destination. The information is transmitted to a mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Deutsche Post AG
    Inventors: Steffen Frankenberg, Flavio Alario, Rebekka Alario
  • Publication number: 20100057247
    Abstract: There is provided a system and method for processing mailpieces within a mail transportation and distribution system comprising at least a first mail distribution center, a second mail distribution center and an electronic parcel compartment facility located in the area of the second mail distribution center. An exemplary method comprises acquiring data present on a mailpiece in the first mail distribution center, the acquired data comprising at least information that unambiguously identifies the mailpiece as well as information about the recipient of the mailpiece, wherein destination information for an electronic parcel compartment facility is associated with the information that unambiguously identifies the mailpiece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2007
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicant: Deutsche Post AG
    Inventors: Steffen Frankenberg, Flavio Alario, Rebekka Alario
  • Publication number: 20100004960
    Abstract: There is provided a system and method for operating at least one electronic parcel compartment facility. The parcel compartment facility comprises several compartments in a number amounting to F, with which mailpieces of at least two user groups A and B having different access rights can be deposited into the compartments of the parcel compartment facility, whereby the parcel compartment facility is in communication with a central data processing unit. The occupation status of the compartments of the parcel compartment facility is transmitted to the data processing unit so that the number Y of different sizes of free compartments of the parcel compartment facility is stored in a memory of the data processing unit. The central data processing unit is also in communication with at least one mail distribution center where destination information about the mailpieces is acquired, whereby the destination information is associated with the parcel compartment facility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2007
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Applicant: Deutsche Post AG
    Inventors: Steffen Frankenberg, Flavio Alario, Rebekka Alario
  • Publication number: 20060287870
    Abstract: A method for delivering mail, wherein the mail is transported to a delivery address and a notification message is deposited thereon if the mail cannot be delivered to an authorized recipient. A charging area of a packet mailbox is allocated to the recipient of the mail by means of an identifier, such as a bar code. The identifier is applied to the notification message together with position information of the packet mailbox and data of the recipient, such that the collector can collect the mail, for example, with the aid of a notification card on the packet mailbox.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2004
    Publication date: December 21, 2006
    Inventors: Boris Mayer, Flavio Alario