Sorting optimization of documents for mailing
US8271399B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 27, 2008 |
| Grant date | Sep 18, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 7, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q10/04
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of optimizing mail sorting on a envelope sorting machine by eliminating the necessity to pass some of the documents through the machine twice is provided in which a postal code table is created having an order for each of a plurality of postal code ranges. An unsorted document print stream is received and a document parameter table created to store boundaries of each of a plurality of documents and a location of a postal code in each document. An index table is constructed incorporating information from the postal code table indicating the location and order of each document in the unsorted document print stream. The index table is reordered according to the order of each document and a sorted document print stream is generated, whereby the documents are arranged in order of their respective priorities. The documents are then printed from the sorted document print stream, separated into groups in accordance with their respective priorities and sorted in order of each group's respective order.
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