CA2419161A1 - Methods and systems for tracking and controlling mailpiece processing using postal service mailpiece code - Google Patents

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CA2419161A1
CA2419161A1 CA002419161A CA2419161A CA2419161A1 CA 2419161 A1 CA2419161 A1 CA 2419161A1 CA 002419161 A CA002419161 A CA 002419161A CA 2419161 A CA2419161 A CA 2419161A CA 2419161 A1 CA2419161 A1 CA 2419161A1
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William V. Pickering, Jr.
Edward J. Kapturowski
Mark G. Paul
Steven John Krejcik
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00016—Relations between apparatus, e.g. franking machine at customer or apparatus at post office, in a franking system
    • G07B17/00024—Physical or organizational aspects of franking systems
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00459—Details relating to mailpieces in a franking system
    • G07B17/00508—Printing or attaching on mailpieces
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00459—Details relating to mailpieces in a franking system
    • G07B17/00661—Sensing or measuring mailpieces
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00016—Relations between apparatus, e.g. franking machine at customer or apparatus at post office, in a franking system
    • G07B17/00024—Physical or organizational aspects of franking systems
    • G07B2017/0004—Determining the location of mailpieces outside apparatus
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00459—Details relating to mailpieces in a franking system
    • G07B17/00661—Sensing or measuring mailpieces
    • G07B2017/00669—Sensing the position of mailpieces

Abstract

Method and systems for tracking and controlling mailpiece (200) processing utilized one or more postal service mailpiece codes (102,104,106,108). The postal service mailpiece codes (202,204) can include a United States Postal Service POSTNET code (204) and a PLANET code (202). Using the same code or codes for mailpiece processing that the postal service uses to track mailpieces in a mail stream simplifies reader (314) design and decreases the number of codes required to be printed on a mailpiece. In addition, the numb er of different types of readers for reading the codes is reduced.
CA002419161A 2000-08-10 2001-08-09 Methods and systems for tracking and controlling mailpiece processing using postal service mailpiece code Expired - Fee Related CA2419161C (en)

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