Automated mail creation and processing system

摘要

A system and method for preparing mail packages to be sent to recipients includes a carrier envelope with a front address window and a back window. A content document having a style code printed on it is positioned at the back of the carrier envelope. The content style code is positioned to be visible through the back window of the carrier envelope. A reply envelope is enclosed with an address area aligned with the front window of the carrier envelope. Mail packages are prepared by storing a corresponding content style for the recipient. While transported, the content style code is scanned. From the style code, a recipient having the corresponding content style is selected from the stored list. That recipients name and address are printed onto the address area of the reply envelope.

主权项

1. A method for preparing mail packages to be sent to recipients, a mail package comprising a carrier envelope, a content document within the carrier envelope, the content document having a content style code printed on it, and a reply envelope within the carrier envelope, the method comprising:
storing in a computer a list of recipients and for each recipient storing a corresponding content style for the recipient; feeding, using a mail package transport, the mail package in a series of mail packages; scanning, using a scanner arranged proximal to the transport, the content style code while the mail package is being fed; determining, using a computer, a content style for the content document from the scanned content style code; selecting, using the computer, a recipient having the corresponding content style from the list of recipients; and printing, using a printing mechanism coupled to the computer system, the recipient's name and address information onto an address area of the reply envelope.