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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2000
Frederick W. Ryan, Jr., Oxford, CT (US);
Thomas J. Foth, Trumbull, CT (US);
Cathy C. Morrissey, Woodbridge, CT (US);
Steven J. Pauly, New Milford, CT (US);
Leon A. Pintsov, West Hartford, CT (US);
Frederick W. Ryan, Jr., Oxford, CT (US);
Thomas J. Foth, Trumbull, CT (US);
Cathy C. Morrissey, Woodbridge, CT (US);
Steven J. Pauly, New Milford, CT (US);
Leon A. Pintsov, West Hartford, CT (US);
Pitney Bowes Inc., Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
A mail piece verification system for processing a mail piece having associated therewith mail piece data includes an incoming mail processing center, an outgoing mail processing center located downstream from the incoming mail processing center and a data center in operative communication with the incoming mail processing center and the outgoing mail processing center. The incoming mail processing center receives the mail piece, obtains the mail piece and uploads the mail piece data to the data center. The data center performs a verification check on the mail piece data and downloads instructions based upon the verification check to the outgoing mail processing center. The outgoing mail processing center uses the instructions to process the mail piece.