Abstract: The present invention, therefore, provides systems and methods for overcoming certain deficiencies in the prior art. For example, in accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a system is provided for producing a customized advertising insert for a particular billing statement. The particular billing statement can be associated with a particular customer, and a system for producing the insert in accordance with embodiments of the invention can comprise an industrial printer adapted to produce at least one customized advertising insert from at least one customized advertising insert image. This system can further comprise a collating device configured to receive at least one customized advertising insert from the industrial printer. The collating device can further be configured to associate the at least one customized advertising insert with the particular billing statement. The customized advertising insert and a particular billing statement can each comprise a common identifier.

Abstract: The present invention, therefore, provides systems and methods for overcoming certain deficiencies in the prior art. For example, in accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a system is provided for producing a customized advertising insert for a particular billing statement. The particular billing statement can be associated with a particular customer, and a system for producing the insert in accordance with embodiments of the invention can comprise an industrial printer adapted to produce at least one customized advertising insert from at least one customized advertising insert image. This system can further comprise a collating device configured to receive at least one customized advertising insert from the industrial printer. The collating device can further be configured to associate the at least one customized advertising insert with the particular billing statement. The customized advertising insert and a particular billing statement can each comprise a common identifier.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention therefore provide systems and methods for overcoming certain deficiencies of the prior art. For example, according to an exemplary embodiment, a system is provided for producing a customized promotional billing statement. The exemplary system comprises an industrial printer, which can be capable of printing a plurality of customized billing statements. The system also includes a database, as well as one or more processors in communication with the database and the industrial printer. The system can also include at least one computer readable medium in communication with the processor(s).

Abstract: A method for reprinting a plurality of documents includes obtaining exceptions associated with multiple processed enclosing jobs. The method further includes creating a reprint job that includes documents corresponding to a portion of the exceptions, wherein the portion of the exceptions is associated with at least two of the processed enclosing jobs. A system for reprinting a plurality of documents is also disclosed.

Abstract: An ultra-heavy mail piece processing system first collects the data to be printed out and then formats the data for printing. A rendering process then determines how the mail piece will be printed. Based on the total number of pages in the mail piece, the system will direct mail pieces having a total number of pages equal to or greater than an upper bound to an ultra-heavy handling process. The data stream for each ultra-heavy mail piece is split into a data stream for the first page and a data stream for all the second pages for the mail piece. The data stream for each first page is sent to a printer for printing in one-up format. The data stream for each set of second pages is reformatted to allow the data stream for each set of second pages to be sent to and printed on a different printer from the first printer in a two-up format.

Abstract: The disclosure includes a computational system (110) that implements a method for controlling operation of report production facilities. The system (110) is particularly suited to efficiently operating a facility that prints mail pieces and inserts the mail pieces in envelopes for delivery by the U.S. Postal Service. In one implementation, the system (110) includes a main processor (112) that receives constituent data and sequentially stores the data in report recipient files (116). The main processor (112) is utilized to process the stored data to create relational database files (118, 120). The database files (118, 120) include index fields which facilitate tracking and sorting of the data based in part upon postal rates, report lengths, and other distribution and production criteria. The main processor (112) may then be operated to create report output files (160) to be used by a report production facility (160) in printing and inserting the mail pieces.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for using a computer to provide justification of a plurality of characters and fonts in a plurality of text strings within a document from a document system library. Document files from a document system library are obtained and relevant information is transferred to a dBase II relational database. Character and font information for each character in a text string is identified so that the location and length of a text string can be determined. The text string is then manipulated as required for a desired justification.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for reproducing a set of documents and the characters and fonts in each document, which includes, storing each document in a print file; creating an index file for each of the documents, containing a location of the document in the print file; creating a resource file containing directions on how to print the characters and fonts in the print file; requesting one or more documents for reprinting; combining the print file associated with each document for reprinting and the corresponding resource file to produce an output file; and reprinting one or more documents from the output file so that each character and font in each document can be reproduced.

Abstract: A method for generating a plurality of mail pieces including error detection and reprinting capabilities. The method provides a mail handling process which tracks processing errors with the use of a first and second scan code which obtain information regarding each mail piece, diverts mail pieces in response to an error detection, transmits such errors to a processor, and automatically generates a reconfigured print file to initiate reprints for the diverted mail pieces.