Postal seamless acceptance system for determining exception handling

US9836704B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Siemens Industry, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Michael D. Carpenter · Arlington, US
• Dale E. Redford · Grand Prairie, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 22, 2011
• Grant date: Dec 5, 2017
• Expiry date: Mar 17, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G07B2017/00483
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A mail processing system and method. A method includes receiving a mailing manifest that includes mailpiece identifiers. Each mailpiece identifier corresponds to an individual mailpiece in a group of mailpieces, and the mailing manifest includes a mailer identification that identifies the mailer of the group of mailpieces. The method includes processing the group of mailpieces and tracking the status of each of the mailpieces. The method includes updating the status of the mailpiece identifiers on the mailing manifest according to the tracking, and producing mail processing data. The method includes analyzing and storing the mail processing data.