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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2017
Siemens Industry, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Hongjian Li, Coppell, TX (US);
Abdul Hamid Salemizadeh, Burleson, TX (US);
SIEMENS INDUSTRY, INC., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Abstract
A method for processing return-to-sender (RTS) mail pieces by a mail processing system. The method includes receiving a plurality of RTS cards and RTS mail pieces. The RTS cards identify RTS reason codes for corresponding ones of the RTS mail pieces. The method includes imaging each RTS mail piece to produce an image. The method includes creating and storing a unique RTS mail piece profile of for each 'error' RTS mail piece that uses an identification code for that RTS mail piece and a reason code from a preceding RTS card. The method includes sorting the RTS cards to a first output bin and sorting the error RTS mail pieces to a second output bin. The method includes thereafter processing the error RTS mail pieces using the corresponding RTS mail piece profiles and without using the RTS cards.