发明名称 |
Method and system for collecting and pooling unqualified batches of mail for pre-sorting |
摘要 |
A method and system is provided for collecting relatively small batches of mail that, alone, would not qualify for mailing at a pre-sorted postage rate and pooling them together with others for pre-sorting into a qualified batch of pre-sorted mail. The inventive method involves transporting mail in a traceable container to a holding facility where it is pooled with others for pickup and processing by a mail pre-sorting business. The mail may be metered at a reduced program rate. The system creates a cooperative of participating mail senders working together to earn a lower effective postage rate. The method further provides a solution to the technical problem of postal sorting equipment that is overburdened by medium-sized batches of unsorted mail. The solution identifies and diverts such batches for processing at a separate facility before the batch is tendered to the postal service.
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申请公布号 |
US2002053533(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2002.05.09 |
申请号 |
US20010013105 |
申请日期 |
2001.11.06 |
申请人 |
BREHM CHRISTOPHER SCOTT;ENGEL STANLEY ALAN;MCALPIN MICHAEL TODD;PITTMAN SANDY LEE;TEATE JOSEPH CLAY |
发明人 |
BREHM CHRISTOPHER SCOTT;ENGEL STANLEY ALAN;MCALPIN MICHAEL TODD;PITTMAN SANDY LEE;TEATE JOSEPH CLAY |
分类号 |
B65G1/137;B07C3/00;(IPC1-7):B07C5/02 |
主分类号 |
B65G1/137 |
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