Pitney Bowes Inc.

Je H Oh

Ronald P Sansone

William M Hunt

Mark Bresnan

The invention is a method for producing a finished mail piece. The method allows a system user to select at a first node, a plurality of characteristics which define a mailing. These characteristics include selection of a document to be printed at a terminal node and a list of addresses to which the printed document will be sent. Once selections have been made, the print job is transmitted to a terminal node which comprises a data processor, an envelope printer, and a document printer among other elements. The document printer will print the document in accordance with the characteristics selected at the first node; and, the envelope printer will print addresses from the address list to corresponding envelopes. Once the document has been printed, it is inserted into the envelope by inserting means to form an unfinished mail piece. The unfinished mail piece is sealed and then franked with appropriate postage in order to form a finished mail piece. The mail piece is then placed into a mail stream for delivery to the destination address. A receipt indicative of the print job and delivery into the mail stream may be optionally generated by the terminal node and transmitted to the first node. Several nodal layers can be created such that the first node can transmit the print job to a second node which can further transfer the print job to subsequent nodes for printing and routing.

Method and system for mail piece production utilizing a data center and

A system and method for reducing the amount of mail that is submitted to a local post office and reducing the effort required by a local post office. A mailer sorts mail and separates local mail from non local mail, identifies the destination of the non local mail and puts the same in a tray in accordance with the destination thereof. The mail destined for each destination is processed in accordance with the departure time of a transportation system so that the mail will be received just-in-time by a common carrier. The non local mail is then forwarded to the common carrier by the mailer and the common carrier delivers the mail to a transport vehicle destined for a postal distribution center.

Just-in-time mail delivery system and method

A system and method for providing security to value mail. A mailer produces mail in accordance with a mail list and determines the quantity of mail and weight thereof. A dispatch and routing tag is printed with the destination information, number of mail pieces and weight of the mail. The weight of the mail, number and expected time of arrival are checked at different locations of travel. The mailer and the post office are notified if there is a discrepancy in the number of mail pieces, in the weight of the mail or in the arrival time of the value mail.

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Fairfield, CT, United States of America

Je H Oh