Patents by Inventor Gerrit Falker

Gerrit Falker 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).

  • Method of dispatching documents by converting the documents from a customer specific data format to a standardized data format, and then transmitting the documents via most favorable way to recipients
    Patent number: 5894558
    Abstract: A method of dispatching documents, wherein the basic idea is to first convert the documents from a customer-specific data format to a standardization data format, and only then to decide by means of a decision logic using the document in the standardized data format, whether the document is further transmitted to the recipient as an electronic document, or whether it is converted from the standardized to a postal data format in a converter station. The converter station then dispatches the document to a postal service printing center in the area where the recipient is located. There the document is printed out and directed for delivery by postal service personnel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 13, 1999
    Assignee: Alcatel N.V.
    Inventor: Gerrit Falker