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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2002
Applicant:
Raymond John Herbert, Leigh-on-Sea, GB;
Inventor:
Raymond John Herbert, Leigh-on-Sea, GB;
Assignee:
Neopost Limited, Romford, Essex, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In a method of preparation of a series of mail items in which postal indicia are printed on the mail items when creating an indicium for a mail item after the first mail item, a determination is made as to whether an indicium created for a previous mail item in the series has not been used for example because the mail item was spoiled or removed. If a previously prepared indicium remains unused, a substitute indicium is created. The substitute indicium is a modification of the unused indicium and contains an indication that it is a substitute indicium.