Dimensional rating of a mail piece using a touch screen on a mail kiosk

摘要

A system and method for determining the dimensions of a mail piece (38) using a built-in touch screen (16) of a mail kiosk. A mailer is instructed to place the mail piece (38) into a specified corner of the touch screen (16) of the mail kiosk. The user is then instructed to touch the touch screen (16) by the opposite corner of the mail piece. The touch screen (16) registers the location touched by the mailer, and provides the information to a processing device of the mail kiosk. The processing device uses the information received from the touch screen (16) to determine the dimensions of the mail piece (38).