Patent ID: 7104451

Claim:
A high volume mailing error detection system for processing a mail piece, the mail piece having associated therewith mail piece bar code information, the system comprising: database with names, addresses and bar codes to be printed on mail pieces; printer connected to said database for printing a name, address and bar code on each mail piece during a print run of mail pieces; optical detector for obtaining an image of the mail piece information during said print run after printing the name, address and bar code on each mail piece; a mail piece mover for moving bulk mail including each mail piece through the system; said mail piece mover including a means for transporting each mail piece from said printer to said optical detector during said print run; means for comparing the bar code image printed on each mail piece during the print run with said database after each mail piece has been printed with a name, address and bar code for detecting bar code errors during the mail piece print run concerning the mail piece bar code information, wherein the mail piece information includes a bar code and the database comprises a data set of post office physical specifications, where the post office specifications include specifications regarding the legibility of bar codes; means for generating a sampling error report; and means for providing certification of the sampling comparisons and error rate for all functions base upon the sampling error report.