Patent ID: 9056336
Filing Date: 2015-06-16
Classification: B07C,G06K,G06Q,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: automatically sorting a plurality of mail pieces according to a delivery point sequence (DPS) sorting, wherein the DPS sorting comprises a first pass for sorting the plurality of mail pieces by delivery stop and a second pass for sorting the plurality of mail pieces by mail carrier; identifying a mail piece as a shiny mail piece having a non-resolvable identification (ID) tag during the first pass, wherein the mail piece is identified as a shiny mail piece according to a first glossy surface of the shiny mail piece; in response to said identifying, automatically transferring the shiny mail piece to a Reject Encoding Machine (REM); in the REM, over-labeling at least a portion of the first glossy surface of the shiny mail piece with a first non-shiny label over a Postnet clear zone on the front side of the shiny mail piece; in the REM, over-labeling a second glossy surface of the shiny mail piece with a second non-shiny label over an ID Tag clear zone on the back side of the shiny mail piece; in the REM, attempting to resolve an address of the shiny mail piece, based on a previously captured image of the front side of the shiny mail piece; if the address is resolvable, in the REM, printing a barcode corresponding to the resolved address on to the first non-shiny label; in the REM, printing a new ID tag on to the second non-shiny label; and then returning the shiny mail piece to resume automated sorting in the first pass based on the printed barcode, wherein the shiny mail piece is sorted together with the plurality of mail pieces according to the DPS sorting; wherein the new ID tag is printed on to the second non-shiny label before returning the shiny mail piece for subsequent automated sorting.