US 6,807,459 B2 · System and method for production and distribution of mail pieces for mass mailings

Abstract

A system and method for mass mailing is disclosed which operates from the perspective of the receiver. Herein, data comprising mass mail items is electronically distributed to a receiving center where it is sorted by region, then to a service center assigned to the region. At the service center, the data is again sorted by the line of route distribution which includes the addressee address and the data is printed. The printed data is then stuffed into envelopes. Alternatively, an envelope face layout may also be included in the data and printed on the envelope. The envelope, comprising the mail item, is then distributed to the local distribution center, where the mail item is delivered, the mail item having been received in the line of route distribution order. Alternatively, the printing may be performed at the distribution center.

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Dependent claims

A method for mass mailing, comprising the steps of:

receiving data at at least one service center, said data comprises at least one mail item with at least an addressee address and overlay;
sorting said data by line of route distribution which includes said address;
printing said at least one mail item in sorted order and said overlay;
distributing said at least one mail item according to said sorted order;
and
affixing said overlay to an envelope, said envelope and contents thereof comprising said at least one mail item.

3 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

10/232,702Filed 3 Sep 2002 · continuation

Priority

DE 100 12 23614 Mar 2000

Published

US 2003/0055869 A120 Mar 2003

Granted

19 Oct 2004

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification5 codes

B07C 1/00
Measures preceding sorting according to destination
G07B 17/00435
Details internally of apparatus in a franking system, e.g. franking machine at customer or apparatus at post office: details specific to central,…
G07B 2017/00072
Physical or organizational aspects of franking systems: hybrid mail, i.e. mail delivered using different physical means along the mail delivery…
B07C
Postal sorting

System and method for production and distribution of mail pieces for mass mailings

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System and method for production and distribution of mail pieces for mass mailings

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Abstract

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