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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2011
Ned Otey, Louisville, CO (US);
David Stokes, Longmont, CO (US);
Brent Winters, Longmont, CO (US);
Ricoh Production Print Solutions LLC, Boulder, CO (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for enhancing postal discounts. The system receives multiple print jobs, each print job assigned for printing at a different printing system. Each print job comprises mail pieces that correspond with capabilities of the assigned printing system. The system identifies mail pieces of the print jobs that have delivery addresses that are not confirmed by a mailing address database ('non-automated mail pieces'), and extracts non-automated mail pieces that may be produced at printing systems having different capabilities. Further, the system determines a threshold number of non-automated mail pieces to reach a bulk postal discount for a print job, and redistributes the extracted mail pieces across the print jobs based upon the threshold to increase the number of print jobs that reach the bulk postal discount.