Claims
- 1. A method of updating an addressee database comprising addressee information for a plurality of addressees in an incoming mail sorting apparatus comprising the steps of:a) providing the addressee database stored in memory associated with the incoming mail sorting apparatus; b) providing a mailpiece to be read and sorted by the incoming mail sorting apparatus; c) reading the mailpiece to determine whether the mailpiece is an update form; d) reading update information from the mailpiece if the mailpiece is the update form; e) updating addressee information as required by the update information on the update form; and f) determining whether an authorized signature is present prior to performing step e).
- 2. A method of updating an addressee database comprising addressee information for a plurality of addressees in an incoming mail sorting apparatus comprising the steps of:a) providing the addressee database stored in memory associated with the incoming mail sorting apparatus; b) providing a mailpiece to be read and sorted by the incoming mail sorting apparatus; c) reading the mailpiece to determine whether the mailpiece is an update form; d) reading update information from the mailpiece if the mailpiece is the update form; e) updating addressee information as required by the update information on the update form; and wherein the update information comprises an effective date for the update.
RELATED APPLICATIONS
Reference is made to application Ser. No. 09/452005, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,276,535, titled METHOD FOR PROVIDING INSTRUCTIONS TO A MAIL SORTING APPARATUS, issued Aug. 21, 2001 and assigned to the assignee of this application and filed on even date herewith.
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