Method and system for creating an address block move update barcode

摘要

The present subject matter generally relates to techniques and equipment to apply move update address information to mailpieces based on move update requirements. More particularly, the present subject matter relates to a pre-print move update process that updates addresses for moves without affecting stored address data while meeting postal authority standards for move update and pre-sort mailpiece groupings. The move update process is applied to the address data before print and preserves the initial stored address data. The move update address information and initial address information are both printed.

主权项

1. A method for updating address data in a print file record for a mail document before the mail document is printed and inserted into an envelope, the method comprising steps of:
extracting initial address data of the mail document from the print file record; performing, by a processor, address quality analysis, delivery point validation and move update address analysis on the initial address data contained within the print file record for move update processing to identify the presence of a move update requirement; for at least one identified move update requirement, creating move update address contextual data and move update postal authority barcode data containing postal authority delivery point data; deleting an initial address data postal authority barcode if present within the initial address data for the at least one identified move update requirement, or not deleting the initial address data postal authority barcode if not present within the initial address data for the at least one identified move update requirement; appending the move update address contextual data and the move update postal authority barcode data to associated extracted initial address data, the appended data is stored in a format suitable for printing initial address information together with the move address contextual data and move update postal authority barcode on the mail document; printing the initial address information together with the move address contextual data and move update postal authority barcode on the mail document; loading the mail document onto mail inserting equipment; and manufacturing a mail piece containing the mail document, wherein the manufactured mail piece is a windowed envelope and the printed initial address information, move update address contextual data and move update postal authority barcode are each visible through the windowed envelope.