Patent ID: 7581894

Claim:
A method for processing mailpiece content material in a mailpiece creation system, the method comprising the steps of: providing a printer integrated with at least one device disposed downstream thereof for processing mailpiece content material, the downstream device generating a throughput rate signal indicative of the rate that mailpiece content material is being processed; producing an electronic version of the mailpiece content material from a software application including print program code for generating print stream data indicative of the mailpiece content material, the printer receiving the print stream data to print the mailpiece content material; throttling the print stream data being issued to the printer in response to the throughput rate signal to vary the rate that mailpiece content material is printed; monitoring a plurality of sequential page stations disposed in one of the downstream devices; issuing a position signal based upon which station contains content material; and determining a rate of change of the position signal to develop the throughput rate signal.