Patent ID: 7765024

Claim:
A method of identifying a mailpiece having a first identification code using a second identification code on the mailpiece and sorter application hardware, comprising: failing to identify the mailpiece based on a first identification code, wherein the failing occurs when the first identification code is illegible; receiving a first prompt from an operator of a mail processing device; initiating a connection between the mail processing device and an identification code server, via the sorter application hardware, in response to the first prompt; processing mailpiece information between the mail processing device and the identification code server based, at least in part, on the second identification code and via the sorter application hardware; receiving a second prompt from the operator of the mail processing device; and terminating the connection between the mail processing device and the identification code server, in response to the second prompt, wherein the first identification code is printed on a first side of the mailpiece and the second identification code is printed on a second side of the mailpiece.