Patent ID: 7417752

Claim:
A method for generating a mailing comprising the steps of: storing at a data center a design for each of a plurality of mail pieces, each of said designs being in a format viewable from a remote computer via a network; receiving, at said data center, an order for a plurality of pieces of a first mail piece design from said remote computer via said network; combining, using a processor at said data center, said order for said plurality of pieces of said first mail piece design with at least one other order for a plurality of pieces of a second mail piece design to produce a single print run; arranging, using said processor, said single print run in a presort sequence based on recipient addressing information for said plurality of pieces of said first and second mail piece design; printing each of said plurality of pieces of said first mail piece design and said plurality of pieces of said second mail piece design of said single print run in said arranged presort sequence on a corresponding print medium to produce a plurality of finished mail pieces in said presort sequence; and mailing said plurality of finished mail pieces.