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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 30, 1999
Frank E. Seestrom, Weston, CT (US);
Lyle W. Shaw, Southbury, CT (US);
John H. Winkelman, Southbury, CT (US);
Pitney Bowes Inc., Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed, in a general aspect, to a method of updating an addressee database in an incoming mail sorting apparatus comprising the steps of: a) providing the addressee database stored in memory associated with the mail sorting apparatus; b) providing a mailpiece to be read and sorted by the mail sorting apparatus; c) reading the mailpiece to determine whether the mailpiece is an update form; d) reading update information from the mailpiece if the mailpiece is an update form; e) updating addressee information as required by the update information on the update form. The method can be initiated by each individual employee using a readily available form and providing information manually or by using a software program resident on the employee's personal computer to generate the update form information. The method provides an easily accessible method of updating an addressee database that reduces database maintenance costs.