Patent ID: 7060925

Claim:
A method of processing mailpiece information by a primary identification code server, comprising the steps of: receiving an identification file corresponding to a mailpiece from an image control unit, wherein the identification file contains a file identification code and a file postal code; storing the identification file in a lookup table; maintaining a service area table database with a service area table for a secondary identification code server; resolving mailpiece information for the mailpiece, wherein the resolving step further comprises the substeps of: receiving an identification code from a mail processing device, where the mail processing device obtains the identification code from the mailpiece; processing the identification code to determine the identification information, using the identification file corresponding to the identification code; and transmitting the identification information to the mail processing device; and updating the secondary identification code server, wherein the updating step further comprises the substeps of: generating a data file using the service area table corresponding to the secondary identification code server to identify identification files in the lookup table; and transmitting the data file to the secondary identification code server.