Colleen Boland Sall

US Patent:

20040249771, Dec 9, 2004

Filed:

Dec 17, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/738768

Inventors:

Lisa Berg - Willowbrook IL, US
John Julitz - Plainfield IL, US
Kurt Konow - Naperville IL, US
Colleen Sall - Naperville IL, US
Corland Starrett - Brookstone IL, US
Gerald Taylor - Plainfield IL, US

International Classification:

G06F017/00
G07B017/02

US Classification:

705/401000

Abstract:

A method for generating a PLANET service code for a batch of mailpieces with the PLANET service code having assignable digits. The method includes the steps of retrieving a time of day from a clock source and prescribing the assignable digits based upon the retrieved time of day. Next the PLANET service code having the assignable digits is associated with a mailpiece from the batch of mailpieces, which information is also preferably stored in a database for subsequent mailpiece tracking purposes. A determination is then made as to whether another mailpiece is present in the batch of mailpieces, and if yes, the aforesaid assignable digit is incremented by a one count. This once again incremented assignable digit value is then associated with the PLANET service code for the another present mailpiece.