Patent ID: 7558761

Claim:
A method for processing one or more mail pieces, comprising: performing by a mail processing system, the steps of: receiving a postage amount entered by a user, said postage amount to be applied to said one or more mail pieces; searching stored information including one or more rate tables for one or more classes of service having a postage rate that matches said postage amount; if no class of service having a postage rate that matches said postage amount is found, displaying an error message; if one or more classes of service having a postage rate that matches said postage amount is found, displaying said found one or more classes of service to said user; receiving a selected class of service, said selected class of service being selected by said user from said displayed one or more classes of service; applying said postage amount to said one or more mail pieces; and storing transaction information for each of said one or more mail pieces, said transaction information including said postage amount and said selected class of service.