Patent ID: 7082417

Claim:
A method of for improving the accuracy for determining mailroom chargeback cost for addressees using an incoming mail sorting apparatus having a database of addressees for use in sorting incoming mailpieces comprising the steps of: a) collecting information about each one of a plurality of mailpieces sorted using the incoming mail sorting apparatus, the information used to determine a type of mailpiece and a type of addressee information for each one of the plurality of mail pieces; b) determining the type of mailpiece using the information collected in step a); c) associating the information about each one of the plurality of mailpieces sorted using the incoming mail sorting apparatus with addressee information from the database of addressees; d) storing a piece count for each one of the plurality of mailpieces sorted using the incoming mail sorting apparatus, the piece count stored in association with corresponding addressee information from the database of addressees and said determined type of mailpiece in the incoming mail sorting apparatus; e) calculating mailroom chargeback cost for a plurality of sorted mailpieces using the piece counts stored in association with corresponding addressee information from the database of addressees and a predetermined unit price for each type of mailpiece and the piece count for each type of mailpiece; and f) outputting said mailroom chargeback cost.