Processing of undeliverable as addressed mail

摘要

A computerized method includes sorting mail that comprises a multiple pass mail sort operation, wherein the multiple pass mail sort operation for a mail piece that is undeliverable as addressed comprises performing a first pass of the multiple pass mail sort operation, wherein performing the first pass comprises capturing data to identify a feature of the mail piece. The multiple pass mail sort operation also includes generating a first fingerprint for the mail piece between performing the first pass and performing a second pass of the multiple pass mail sort operation. The multiple pass mail sort operation also includes performing the second pass of the multiple pass mail sort operation. Performing the second pass includes determining a final disposition of the mail piece that is undeliverable as addressed.

主权项

1. A computerized method comprising:
sorting mail that comprises a multiple pass mail sort operation for a mail piece that is undeliverable as addressed, comprising performing a first pass of the multiple pass mail sort operation, wherein performing the first pass comprises capturing data to identify a feature of the mail piece; generating a fingerprint for the mail piece between performing the first pass and performing a second pass of the multiple pass mail sort operation, the fingerprint being derived from the feature of the mail piece that is identified during the first pass; and performing the second pass of the multiple pass mail sort operation, wherein performing the second pass comprises
uniquely identifying the mail piece relative to other mail pieces being sorted in the multiple pass mail sort operation based on a fingerprint that is derived from a feature of the mail piece and without using a bar code, anddetermining a final disposition of the mail piece that is undeliverable as addressed, wherein the fingerprint is used to uniquely identify the mail piece during the determining of the final disposition.