Mail deliverability by mail and database processing
AssigneePitney Bowes Inc.
InventorsFlavio M. Manduley, Ronald P. Sansone
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Abstract
A system and process for improving mail deliverability by pre-processing and subjecting mail batches to one or more parameter tests involving addressing and content. A report is generated categorizing the mail in accordance with its deliverability and the degree of difficulty of its deliverability for use by a Postal System or a mailer. Databases can then by updated to increase the percentage of deliverable mail.
Claims11
In a method for improving the processing of mail wherein batch mailings prepared by a mailer before delivery to a postal system are pre-processed to determine the number of non-deliverable addresses versus deliverable addresses in the batch, said addresses having been printed on each mail piece of the batch from a mailing list of addresses maintained by the mailer, the steps comprising:
- (a) determining the percentage of non-deliverable addresses,
- (b) analyzing the non-deliverable addresses to determine the reasons for non-deliverability, and
- (c) processing the mailing list in accordance with the non-deliverability reasons determined in step (b) to correct those addresses to remove reasons for non-deliverability.
In a method for improving the processing of mail wherein batch mailings prepared by a mailer before delivery to a postal system are pre-processed to determine the number of non-deliverable addresses versus deliverable addresses in the batch, said addresses having been printed on each mail piece of the batch from a mailing list of addresses maintained by the mailer, the steps comprising:
- (a) determining the percentage of non-deliverable addresses,
- (b) establishing a threshold percentage of non-deliverable addresses,
- (c) indicating to the mailer when the threshold has been reached, and
- (d) processing the mailing list to reduce the number of non-deliverables.
In a method for improving the processing of mail wherein batch mailings prepared by a mailer before delivery to a postal system are pre-processed to determine the number of non-deliverable addresses versus deliverable addresses in the batch, said addresses having been printed on each mail piece of the batch from a mailing list database stored in said computer of addresses maintained by the mailer, the steps comprising:
- (a) determining the percentage of non-deliverable addresses,
- (b) analyzing the non-deliverable addresses to determine the reasons for non-deliverability, and
- (c) processing said mailing list database in accordance with the non-deliverability reasons determined in step (b) to correct those addresses to remove reasons for non-deliverability.
In a system for improving the processing of mail wherein batch mailings prepared by a mailer before delivery to a postal system are pre-processed to determine the number of non-deliverable addresses versus deliverable addresses in the batch, said addresses having been printed on each mail piece of the batch from a mailing list of addresses maintained by the mailer, the improvement comprising:
- (a) means for determining the percentage of non-deliverable addresses,
- (b) means for analyzing the non-deliverable addresses to determine the reasons for non-deliverability, and
- (c) means for processing the mailing list in accordance with the non-deliverability reasons determined by element (b) to correct those addresses to remove reasons for non-deliverability.
In a system for improving the processing of mail wherein batch mailings prepared by a mailer before delivery to a postal system are pre-processed to determine the number of non-deliverable addresses versus deliverable addresses in the batch, said addresses having been printed on each mail piece of the batch from a computer-stored database comprising a mailing list of addresses maintained by the mailer, the improvement comprising:
- (a) means for determining the percentage of non-deliverable addresses,
- (b) means for establishing a threshold percentage of non-deliverable addresses,
- (c) means for indicating to the mailer when the threshold has been reached, and
- (d) means for processing the mailing list database to reduce the number of non-deliverables.
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