Electronic data interchange postage evidencing system
First Claim
1. A method for preparing mailpiece comprising the steps of:
- creating a mailing list for a plurality of mailpieces, said mailing list including mailpiece recipient address information for each mailpiece of said plurality of mail pieces, said mailing list including correct recipient address information and incorrect recipient address information;
transmitting said mailing list to a data center; and
,receiving from said data center a mailing list including address hygiened recipient address information for mailpieces in said transmitted mailing list with incorrect recipient address information and a digital token for each mail piece of said plurality of mail pieces, each of said digital tokens including encrypted information for each mail piece of said plurality of mail pieces based on said correct address information for mail pieces with correct address information on said transmitted mailing list and on hygiened recipient address information for mail pieces with incorrect recipient address information on said transmitted mailing list.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for preparing mailpieces involve the creation of mailing lists which includes correct and incorrect recipient address information. The list is transmitted to a data center. Received from the data center is a mailing list including addressed hygiened recipient address information and a digital token for each mailpiece with encrypted data. The encrypted data is based on the corrected address information for mailpieces with correct address information on the transmitted mailing list and on hygiened recipient address information the mailpieces with incorrect recipient address information on the transmitted mailing list. The digital tokens for each mailpiece may also be based on the rating parameter information.
Selection is provided for utilizing a given one of the incorrect recipient address information and the correct recipient address information is applied to an encrypter generating the digital tokens. The encrypting means for generating digital tokens may be located remote from the mailer facility or on a mailer facility or other local area network. Various arrangements are employed in generating and printing digital tokens recipient address information and corrected recipient address information.
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Citations
23 Claims
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1. A method for preparing mailpiece comprising the steps of:
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creating a mailing list for a plurality of mailpieces, said mailing list including mailpiece recipient address information for each mailpiece of said plurality of mail pieces, said mailing list including correct recipient address information and incorrect recipient address information; transmitting said mailing list to a data center; and
,receiving from said data center a mailing list including address hygiened recipient address information for mailpieces in said transmitted mailing list with incorrect recipient address information and a digital token for each mail piece of said plurality of mail pieces, each of said digital tokens including encrypted information for each mail piece of said plurality of mail pieces based on said correct address information for mail pieces with correct address information on said transmitted mailing list and on hygiened recipient address information for mail pieces with incorrect recipient address information on said transmitted mailing list. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for preparing mail pieces comprising the steps of:
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creating a mailing list for a plurality of mail pieces, said mailing list including mail piece recipient address information for each mail piece of said plurality of mail pieces, said mailing list including correct recipient address information and incorrect recipient address information; determining rating parameter information for each of mail pieces of said plurality of mail pieces, said rating parameter information constituting the basis upon which the charges for mail piece delivery is calculated; transmitting said mailing list and said rating parameter information to a data center; and
,receiving from said data center a mailing list including address hygiened recipient address information for mail pieces in said transmitted mailing list with incorrect recipient address information and a digital token for each mail piece of said plurality of mail pieces, each of said digital tokens including encrypted information encrypted information for each mail piece of said plurality of mail pieces based on both the rating parameter information and said correct address information for mail pieces with correct address information on said transmitted mailing list and on hygiened recipient address information for mail pieces with incorrect recipient address information on said transmitted mailing list. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A method for preparing mail pieces comprising the steps of:
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generating recipient address information for said mail pieces, said recipient address information including incorrect recipient address information; generating corrected recipient address information for said incorrect recipient address information; applying a selected one of said incorrect recipient address information and said corrected recipient address information to an encrypter; generating encrypted data by said encrypter based on said selected one of said incorrect recipient address information and said corrected recipient address information; and
,placing said encrypted data on said mail piece. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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