Patent ID: 7996333
Filing Date: 2011-08-09
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium tangibly embodied in a storage device encoded with instructions which, when executed on a processor, perform a method of determining efficient routing of a mail piece in a delivery system for delivering mail pieces, the method comprising: determining whether the mail piece requires urgent delivery or non-urgent delivery; processing the mail piece, if the mail piece requires urgent delivery, according to an urgent delivery processing procedure, the urgent delivery processing procedure comprising: processing the mail piece, if the mail piece requires non-urgent delivery, according to a non-urgent delivery processing procedure, the non-urgent delivery processing procedure comprising: determining, based on whether the mail piece was processed according to the urgent delivery processing procedure or the non-urgent delivery processing procedure, a desired place in which to introduce the mail piece into the delivery system based on lowest cost.