Patent ID: 7103582
Filing Date: 2006-09-05
Classification: B43M,B65H

Abstract:
1. A method for machine-producing a series of mailpieces for a system for assembling mailpieces, the method comprising a setting phase, a start-up phase following said setting phase and an operating phase following said start-up phase, said setting phase comprising the steps of: A. inputting a reference code representing an inherent item-type property of physical postal items; B. inputting a setting code associated with the reference code, the setting code identifying a set of pre-stored system settings; and C. the system storing said reference code and said setting code in a memory, in mutually coupled relationship; the system during said start-up phase comprising the steps of: D. scanning at least one physical postal item and registering an inherent item-type property thereof; E. generating a property code representing at least the registered property; F. searching said memory and comparing said generated property code with the reference code which represents the scanned item-type property; and G. in response to at least a defined extent of agreement between the compared property code and the reference code, selecting the selling code associated with said reference code; H. wherein the reference code, the setting code, and the property code are not attached to the at least one physical postal item; the operating phase comprising the step of: