Patent ID: 8629365

Claim:
A system for identifying and processing mailpieces, comprising: an input system configured to receive a mailpiece, generate an image of the mailpiece, and determine whether a destination other mailpiece is resolvable based on the image; an identification code component configured to mark the mailpiece with a first code uniquely identifying the mailpiece and, if the destination is resolvable, mark the mailpiece with a second code corresponding to the destination; an identification file processing component configured to receive the image from the identification code marking component when the destination is unresolvable, receive delivery address data form a database, and process the image based on the delivery address data to create an identification file for the image corresponding to the first code, the identification file including information on the first code and the second code; a keying site processing component configured to present the image to a user, receive input from the user to create the identification file for the image, and transmit the identification file to the identification file system processing component; an identification file transmitting component configured to transmit the identification file corresponding to the image to the output system; a primary identification code server configured to retrieve the identification file from the identification file processing component, store the identification file in a look-up table, and search the identification file in the look-up table based on the first code corresponding to the mailpiece; and a plurality of secondary identification code servers configured to serve a plurality of geographical areas, wherein the primary identification code server is further configured to store a table database identifying the geographical areas served by the secondary identification code servers and transmit the identification file to at least one of the secondary identification code servers by matching the identification file with the geographical area served by the at least one of the secondary identification code servers.