Patent ID: 8369984

Claim:
Facility for processing printed materials, comprising: a control means adapted to access at least one database comprising recipients to whom said printed materials are to be sent, addresses of these recipients, and types of printed materials to be sent to each recipient, at least two primary conveyor lines adapted to process printed materials, and each comprising at least one feeder means adapted to supply printed materials to the primary conveyor line, at least two of said primary conveyor lines being supplied a different type of printed material, at least one grouping conveyor line controlled by the control means, a distribution conveyor line controlled by the control means, a first transfer means for each primary conveyor line, said first transfer means being commanded by the control means to transfer printed materials from the corresponding primary conveyor line to the distribution conveyor line, at least one second transfer means for transferring printed materials from the distribution conveyor line to the grouping conveyor line, the control means being adapted to cause the transfer of the printed materials to the grouping conveyor line by the first and second transfer means and by the distribution conveyor line such that said printed materials arrive on the grouping conveyor line grouped in an order that enables grouping by address and/or by recipient, wherein the grouping conveyor line comprises an identification means commanded by the control means to affix an indication of a point of destination on the printed materials as a function of the database.