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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2007
Wayne Henry Orbke, Germantown, TN (US);
John Sadler, Dunkirk, MD (US);
William Andrew Grady, Bedford, TX (US);
Richard Wojdyla, Wadsworth, IL (US);
Walter S. Conard, Lake Villa, IL (US);
Wayne Henry Orbke, Germantown, TN (US);
John Sadler, Dunkirk, MD (US);
William Andrew Grady, Bedford, TX (US);
Richard Wojdyla, Wadsworth, IL (US);
Walter S. Conard, Lake Villa, IL (US);
Bowe Bell & Howell Company, Durham, NC (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for processing a mailing including one or more mail pieces. The exemplary systems and method include capturing address data, addressee data, or address and addressee data associated with each respective mail piece of the mailing. A delivery point address code and a unique identifier are determined for the respective mail piece based at least in part on the captured address data, addressee data, or address and addressee data. In addition, a machine readable code is generated comprising at least a mailer identifier for the mailing and the unique identifier. The machine readable code is then printed on the respective mail piece. Also disclosed are exemplary systems and methods for retrieving a delivery point address code from a move data file. A machine readable code is generated from the delivery point address code and a unique identifier, and is printed on the mail piece.