METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT OF DEVICES FOR PROCESSING MAIL ITEMS ADDRESSED TO POST OFFICE BOX SYSTEMS WITHIN A POSTAL TRANSPORTATION AND MAIL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM

摘要

The invention relates to a method and an arrangement of devices for processing mail items (10) in a postal transportation and mail distribution system. According to the invention, information (11) of a mail item (10) is read into a reading device (31) in a first mail distribution center (30), the information clearly identifying the mail item. By checking the recipient data in a database (4) it is verified whether a registered recipient has rerouting instructions of the mail to an electronic post office box system. If this is the case, the information clearly identifying the postal item (10) is assigned a destination and the mail item is transported to a second mail distribution center within the region of this post office box system (20). The recorded data is transmitted to a data processing unit (52) in the second mail distribution center (50). The mail item is sorted according to the destination, and information regarding the change of address of the mail item (20) is sent to a mobile device (60) of a deliverer.