Patent ID: 6173274
Filing Date: 2001-01-09
Classification: G06Q,G07B

Abstract:
A production mail system for producing a mailpiece, comprising:an inserter system for feeding a document in a path of travel and into an envelope, the document including a control code printed thereon, the inserter including:a scanner located adjacent the path of travel for reading the control code on the document; anda printer for printing a selected message on the envelope corresponding to the control code; anda data processing system including:a third party advertiser database having a plurality of ad data profiles, each of the ad data profiles including message data and restriction data, each of the message data representative of a message, respectively, for printing on the envelope;a recipient address; anda control system in operative communication with the third party advertiser database, the control system for using the restriction data from the plurality of ad data profiles in combination with the recipient address to identify a subset of messages available for printing.