Mail markings with key encoding
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1. A mail piece marking for a mail piece, the marking comprising:
- a first section printed with a first ink; and
a second section printed with a second different ink, wherein the first and second sections comprise a substantially same color in normal daylight, wherein the first and second sections are intermixed such that combined reading of the first and second sections conveys a first mail piece marking information, and wherein the second ink is adapted to be machine readable to read a second different mail piece marking information contained in the second section.
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Abstract
A mail piece marking for a mail piece including a first section printed with a first ink; and a second section printed with a second different ink. The first and second sections include a substantially same color in normal daylight. The first and second sections are intermixed such that combined reading of the first and second sections conveys a first mail piece marking information. The second ink is adapted to be machine readable to read a second different mail piece marking information contained in the second section.
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1. A mail piece marking for a mail piece, the marking comprising:
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a first section printed with a first ink; and
a second section printed with a second different ink, wherein the first and second sections comprise a substantially same color in normal daylight, wherein the first and second sections are intermixed such that combined reading of the first and second sections conveys a first mail piece marking information, and wherein the second ink is adapted to be machine readable to read a second different mail piece marking information contained in the second section. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for processing a mail piece comprising:
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a printer adapted to print a mail piece marking on the mail piece, wherein the printer is adapted to print the marking with a first section printed with a first ink and a second section printed with a second different ink, and wherein the first and second inks comprise a substantially same color in normal daylight;
a reader adapted to sense the second ink for reading information printed in the second section of the marking with the second ink; and
a controller adapted to further process the mail piece based upon the information in the second section read by the reader. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for printing at least one marking on a mail piece, the system comprising:
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a printer adapted to print on the mail piece with at least two different inks; and
a controller adapted to control printing of the at least two inks by the printer on the mail piece, wherein the controller is adapted to print the at least one marking with a first section printed with a first one of the inks and a second section printed with a second different one of the inks, and wherein the first and second inks comprise a substantially same color in normal daylight and are adapted to be differentiated to convey additional information in addition to a normal daylight information conveyance of the at least one marking. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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22. A method of processing a mail piece comprising:
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printing a mail piece marking on the mail piece, the mail piece marking comprising first information printed in at least two different ink sections, wherein different respective inks of the at least two sections have a substantially same color in normal daylight, and wherein when exposed to an excitation source a second one of the sections printed with a second one of the inks is separately discernable from a first one of the sections printed with the first one of the inks;
reading the second section when exposed to the excitation source to obtain second information contained in the second section; and
performing an action on the mail piece based upon the second information read in the second section. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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