| 摘要 |
The invention is a method for producing a finished mail piece. The method allows a system user to select at a first node, a plurality of characteristi cs which define a mailing. These characteristics include selection of a document to be print ed at a terminal node and a list of addresses to which the printed document will be sent. Onc e selections have been made, the print job is transmitted to a terminal node which compri ses a data processor, an envelope printer, and a document printer among other elements. The document printer will print the document in accordance with the characterist ics selected at the first node; and, the envelope printer will print addresses from the a ddress list to corresponding envelopes. Once the document has been printed, it is inserted into the envelope by inserting means to form an unfinished mail piece. The unfinished mail piece is sealed and then franked with appropriate postage in order to form a finis hed mail piece. The mail piece is then placed into a mail stream for delivery to the destina tion address. A receipt indicative of the print job and delivery into the mail stream may be optionally generated by the terminal node and transmitted to the first node. Several no dal layers can be created such that the first node can transmit the print job to a second n ode which can further transfer the print job to subsequent nodes for printing and routing.
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