System and method for deferred processing of OCR scanned mail

A method for deferred processing of a mail piece having a destination address block including a first routing portion designating at least a destination state and a second routing portion designating at least an addressee, comprising the steps of:

• capturing an image of said destination address block at a sending location;
• marking said mail piece with an indicium representing its identity;
• analyzing said image of said destination address block at said sending location to generate a first signal representing said destination state;
• sorting said mail piece at said sending location in response to said first signal for transport to said destination state;
• transporting said mail piece to said destination state;
• transmitting said image of said destination address block to a second location and analyzing said image thereat to generate a second signal representing said addressee;
• transmitting said second signal and said identity of said mail piece from said second location to said destination state;
• receiving said mail piece at said destination state;
• identifying said mail piece at said destination state by reading said indicium thereon and sorting said mail piece in response to said second signal for delivery to said addressee.

A method for deferred processing of a mail piece having a destination address block including a first routing portion designating at least a destination city and a second routing portion designating at least an addressee, comprising the steps of:

• capturing an image of said destination address block at a sending location;
• marking said mail piece with an indicium representing its identity;
• analyzing said image of said destination address block at said sending location to generate a first signal representing said destination city;
• sorting said mail piece at said sending location in response to said first signal for transport to said destination city;
• transporting said mail piece to said destination city;
• transmitting said image of said destination address block to a second location and analyzing said image thereat to generate a second signal representing said addressee;
• transmitting said second signal and said identity of said mail piece from said second location to said destination city;
• receiving said mail piece at said destination city;
• identifying said mail piece at said destination city by reading said indicium thereon and sorting said mail piece in response to said second signal for delivery to said addressee.

A method for deferred processing of a mail piece having a destination address block including a first routing portion designating at least a destination country and a second routing portion designating at least an addressee, comprising the steps of:

• capturing an image of said destination address block at a sending location;
• marking said mail piece with an indicium representing its identity;
• analyzing said image of said destination address block at said sending location to generate a first signal representing said destination country;
• sorting said mail piece at said sending location in response to said first signal for transport to said destination country;
• transporting said mail piece to said destination country;
• transmitting said image of said destination address block to a second location and analyzing said image thereat to generate a second signal representing said addressee;
• transmitting said second signal and said identity of said mail piece from said second location to said destination country;
• receiving said mail piece at said destination country;
• identifying said mail piece at said destination country by reading said indicium thereon and sorting said mail piece in response to said second signal for delivery to said addressee.

A system for deferred processing of a mail piece having a destination address block including a first routing portion designating at least a destination location and a second routing portion designating at least an addressee, comprising:

• means for capturing an image of said destination address block at a sending location;
• means for marking said mail piece with an indicium representing its identity;
• representing said destination location;
• means coupled to said analyzing means, for sorting said mail piece at said sending location in response to said first signal for transport to said destination location;
• means coupled to said capturing means, for transmitting said image of said destination address block to a second location;
• means coupled to said transmitting means, for analyzing said image at said second location to generate a second signal representing said addressee;
• means coupled to said analyzing means at said second location, for transmitting said second signal to said destination location;
• means for transporting said mail piece from said sending location to said destination location;
• means coupled to said transmitting means at said second location, for receiving said mail piece at said destination location identifying said mail piece by reading said indicium, and sorting said mail piece in response to said second signal for delivery to said addressee.

A method for deferred processing of a mail piece having a destination address block including a first routing portion designating at least a postal region destination location and a second routing portion designating at least an addressee, comprising the steps of:

• capturing an image of said destination address block at a sending location;
• marking said mail piece with an indicium representing its identity;
• analyzing said image of said destination address block during a first time interval to generate a first signal representing said destination postal region location;
• analyzing said image during a second time interval later than said first time interval, to generate a second signal representing said addressee;
• sorting said mail piece at said sending location in response to said first signal for transport to said destination location;
• transporting said mail piece to said destination postal region location;
• transmitting said second signal after said second time interval to said destination postal region location;
• receiving said mail piece at said destination postal region location identifying said mail piece by reading said indicium, and sorting said mail piece in response to said second signal for delivery to said addressee.