Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Distribution of mail pieces across print jobs to enhance postal discounts in a production printing environment
- Patent Title (中): 通过打印作业分发邮件,以增加生产打印环境中的邮政折扣
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Application No.: US13224836Application Date: 2011-09-02
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Publication No.: US09053584B2Publication Date: 2015-06-09
- Inventor: Ned Otey , David Stokes , Brent Winters
- Applicant: Ned Otey , David Stokes , Brent Winters
- Applicant Address: US CO Boulder
- Assignee: Ricoh Production Print Solutions LLC
- Current Assignee: Ricoh Production Print Solutions LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US CO Boulder
- Agency: Duft Bornsen & Fettig LLP
- Main IPC: G07B17/02
- IPC: G07B17/02 ; G07B17/00 ; G06F3/12

Abstract:
Systems and methods are provided for enhancing postal discounts. The system receives multiple print jobs, each print job assigned for printing at a different printing system. Each print job comprises mail pieces that correspond with capabilities of the assigned printing system. The system identifies mail pieces of the print jobs that have delivery addresses that are not confirmed by a mailing address database (“non-automated mail pieces”), and extracts non-automated mail pieces that may be produced at printing systems having different capabilities. Further, the system determines a threshold number of non-automated mail pieces to reach a bulk postal discount for a print job, and redistributes the extracted mail pieces across the print jobs based upon the threshold to increase the number of print jobs that reach the bulk postal discount.
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