Granted Patent B2

US 8,036,422 · App. 12/985,670 · Granted Oct 11, 2011

Abstract

Claims (12)

1. A computer-implemented method of processing a plurality mail pieces, the method comprising steps of:

extracting read comparison data from a print stream database;

storing the extracted read comparison data for access by document handling equipment for processing the plurality of mail pieces;

processing the plurality of mail pieces on the document handling equipment to at least obtain unique mail piece information using a line scan camera from each respective mail piece;

performing integrity verification by matching the extracted read comparison data with the read unique mail piece information for each respective mail piece;

determining, based on the performed integrity verification, whether any one of the mail pieces is processed out of sequential order or other print discrepancy that the document handling equipment encounters in the unique mail piece information when it is compared to the extracted read comparison data of any one of the processed mail pieces such that corrective action can be taken; and

generating an electronically accessible report containing mail piece sequence information for each of the respective mailpieces processed by the document processing equipment and/or print discrepancy data for each of the respective mailpieces.

2. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising the step of:

in the event of an unsuccessful verification, stopping the processing of the mail pieces on the document handling equipment and taking corrective action.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the document processing handling includes an inserter, printing press or bookmaker.

4. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising the step of:

storing an obtained address information together with the extracted read comparison data at a networked location.

Assignments (10)