MAILING SYSTEM HAVING EMPLOYEE PERSONAL POSTAGE ACCOUNTING CAPABILITY
First Claim
1. A method for an employee of an entity to process a personal mail piece using a mailing machine associated with the entity, the method comprising:
- receiving at the mailing machine an identification associated with the employee;
generating, using the mailing machine, an indicium to evidence payment of a cost for delivering the personal mail piece;
maintaining a record at the mailing machine including the cost for delivering the personal mail piece in association with the employee identification; and
sending the record from the mailing machine to a payroll system for use in deducting from a paycheck of the employee the cost for delivering the personal mail piece.
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Abstract
A mail processing system that has employee personal postage accounting capability is provided. When a mail processing system is used to process personal mail, a record of the fees for such personal mail, associated with an identification of the employee sending the personal mail, is generated by the mail processing system. The mail processing system periodically sends such records to a payroll system, which uses the records to automatically deduct the fees from the respective employee'"'"'s paycheck. By integrating the mail processing system to the payroll system, the mail processing system can be utilized by employees to process personal mail, and the fees for such personal mail collected from each employee, without the risk of handling cash in the mail room or the added expense of credit card fees.
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10 Claims
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1. A method for an employee of an entity to process a personal mail piece using a mailing machine associated with the entity, the method comprising:
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receiving at the mailing machine an identification associated with the employee; generating, using the mailing machine, an indicium to evidence payment of a cost for delivering the personal mail piece; maintaining a record at the mailing machine including the cost for delivering the personal mail piece in association with the employee identification; and sending the record from the mailing machine to a payroll system for use in deducting from a paycheck of the employee the cost for delivering the personal mail piece. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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