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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2001
Jeffrey G. Nowlin, Council Bluffs, IA (US);
Scott J. Smith, Fremont, NE (US);
Fred C. Casto, Omaha, NE (US);
Jeffrey G. Nowlin, Council Bluffs, IA (US);
Scott J. Smith, Fremont, NE (US);
Fred C. Casto, Omaha, NE (US);
First Data Corporation, Greenwood Village, CO (US);
Abstract
A method for producing and weighing a mailing unit that is formed from a plurality of components including inserts and envelopes comprises the steps of determining a weight for each of the components and electronically storing a record of the weights. The inserts are placed into the envelope to form the mailing unit, and the weight of the mailing unit is determined based on the weights of the components utilized to form the mailing unit that are stored in the weight record.