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Method and apparatus for delivering mail items to non-postal route locations

  • US 6,711,555 B1
  • Filed: 08/22/2000
  • Issued: 03/23/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/21/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A data processing method for extracting non-postal route mail records from among a plurality of input mail records, comprising:

  • selecting address information from an input mail record;

    comparing the selected address information to address information of each of the one or more non-postal route data sets until a match is found and repeating the selection and comparison steps for the plurality of input mail records, each input mail record that contains address information that matches address information of the one or more non-postal route data sets being a non-postal route mail record;

    grouping together non-postal route mail records addressed to the same non-postal route location;

    subdividing the grouped non-postal route mail records by destination into destination groups; and

    sequencing the non-postal route input mail records within a destination group according to a predetermined pattern of delivery.

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