APPARATUS FOR PREPARATION OF MAILPIECES AND METHOD FOR DOWNSTREAM CONTROL OF SUCH APPARATUS

摘要

A system, method and apparatus for preparing mailpieces. A inserter system for assembling mailpieces in a mailing job is controlled in accordanc e with mailpiece records in a corresponding mailing control file. The inserter syst em scans control inserts included in the mailpieces fed into the mailpiece accumulations at a downstream station to verify corresponding mailpiece records. Initially the inserter system reads an initial, dummy control insert to acce ss the mailing control file to initialize the upstream stations of the inserter system.