A method for delivery of printed materials (hard copy) sent via e-mail by the sender to the relevant branch of the delivery services office closest to the recipient's address

摘要

Many people use delivery services to send printed material. The printed material is collected by a courier from the sender's address and is transferred (by motorbikes, cars, and airplanes - according to need) to the recipient's address. When the sender's and recipient's addresses are far apart (for instance in different cities and certainly in different countries), the cost of delivery is relatively high and the time, from the collection of the material until its delivery to the recipient, is relatively long. The present invention is a delivery service, whereby the transport of the printed material from the sender to the relevant branch of the delivery services office closest to the recipient's address is performed by sending the printed material as a digital file from the customer's (the sender's) computer to the computer of the relevant branch (closest to the recipient's address). The file is then printed at the said branch as printed material, packaged, and delivered to the recipient's address. This avoids the need to (physically) transport the printed material by motorbikes, cars, and airplanes (according to need) from the sender's address to the relevant branch closest to the recipient's address. The present invention is an innovative delivery service that significantly lowers delivery costs and reduces delivery time to the recipient. People also often send regular mail from one country to another. It often takes several days from the time the letter was sent to the time it is received. The sender can e-mail the letter to the relevant branch of the delivery services office, where it is printed and sent by regular local post to the recipient. This service saves a great deal of time in sending mail. The service is provided through a website.