Mobile scanning system for processing non-machinable, undeliverable-as-addressed mail

1. A mail piece processing apparatus, comprising:

a base;

a table connected to the base by a vertical member;

a camera mounted above the table and positioned to take an image of a mail piece on the table, wherein the table includes a plurality of trigger marks on a top surface of the table visible to the camera; and

a data processing system, configured to:

detect the presence of the mail piece according to the trigger marks and in response, to cause the camera to automatically take the image of the mail piece;

receive the image of the mail piece from the camera;

determine address information and address information of the mail piece according to the image;

determine a disposition result for the mail piece according to the image; and

cause a label to be printed for the mail piece according to the disposition result.

2. The mail piece processing apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising wheels upon which the base is mounted.

3. The mail piece processing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a height of the table above the base is adjustable.

4. The mail piece processing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the table includes at least one mail piece stop along a side of the table.

5. The mail piece processing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the mail piece is a non-automation, undeliverable-as-addressed mail piece.

6. The mail piece processing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the table includes a digital scale connected to communicate with the data processing system.

7. The mail piece processing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the data processing system is further configured to send the image to an image management system server.

8. The mail piece processing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the data processing system is further configured to send the image to a server that performs an optical character recognition process on the image, and to receive the disposition result from the server.

9. The mail piece processing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the data processing system is further configured to send the addressee information and address information to a server, and to receive the disposition result from the server.

10. The mail piece processing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the data processing system is further configured to determine physical characteristics of the mail piece, and the disposition result includes a shipping charge for the mail piece.

11. The mail piece processing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the mail piece is a topmost mail piece in a stack of mail pieces on the table.

12. A method performed by a mail piece processing apparatus having a base, a table connected to the base by a vertical member, a camera mounted above the table and positioned to take an image of a mail piece on the table, wherein the table includes a plurality of trigger marks on a top surface of the table visible to the camera, and a data processing system, comprising:

detecting the presence of the mail piece according to the trigger marks and, in response, causing the camera to automatically take the image of the mail piece;

receiving the image of the mail piece from the camera;

determining address information and address information of the mail piece according to the image;

determining a disposition result for the mail piece according to the image; and

causing a label to be printed for the mail piece according to the disposition result.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the mail piece is a non-automation, undeliverable-as-addressed mail piece.

14. The method of claim 12 , further comprising sending the image to an image management system server.

15. The method of claim 12 , further comprising sending the image to a server that performs an optical character recognition process on the image, and receiving the disposition result from the server.

16. The method of claim 12 , further comprising sending the addressee information and address information to a server, and receiving the disposition result from the server.

17. The method of claim 12 , further comprising determining physical characteristics of the mail piece, and wherein the disposition result includes a shipping charge for the mail piece.

18. The method of claim 12 , wherein the mail piece is a topmost mail piece in a stack of mail pieces on the table.