System and method for validating mailings received

US8129646B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Bell and Howell, LLC · US

Inventors

• Raymond Lee · Chicago, US
• Brian Bowers · Mundelein, US
• Gary Van Ermen · Palatine, US
• Steven Seburn · Buffalo Grove, US
• Paul Kostyniuk · Wilmette, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 15, 2009
• Grant date: Mar 6, 2012
• Expiry date: May 5, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10S209/90
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The present subject matter relates generally to techniques and/or equipment for validating mail items within a mail processing system. Sort scheme data and mail item identification data are loaded into the mail processing system. The mail item identification data includes a mail owner identification value and a unique mail item identifier. Then, mail item identification data is acquired from each of the mail items processed in the system and validated against the loaded mail item identification data. The method may involve storing mail item validation data. The mail items are sorted in accordance with the loaded sort scheme data. Further, the present subject matter relates generally to building reports based on the information derived from the techniques and/or equipment utilized therein.