Kurtis A Haufschild

US Patent:

6496810, Dec 17, 2002

Filed:

Nov 23, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/447701

Inventors:

Larry C. Pollard - Highlands Ranch CO
Kurtis A. Haufschild - Littleton CO
Steven E. Cole - Belleview NE

Assignee:

Qwest Communications International, Inc. - Denver CO

International Classification:

G06F 1760

US Classification:

705407, 700 90, 700 99, 700100, 705401

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. After each of the first pages and each set of second pages are printed, the first pages are manually collated with their corresponding set of second pages, and each mail piece is then manually packaged up and the proper postage is applied for mailing.

US Patent:

6747749, Jun 8, 2004

Filed:

Dec 30, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/475511

Inventors:

Larry C. Pollard - Highlands Ranch CO
Kurtis A. Haufschild - Littleton CO
John Owen - Kent WA

Assignee:

Qwest Communications - Denver CO

International Classification:

G06F 1500

US Classification:

358 11, 270 5806, 53450, 36447809, 382101

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.

US Patent:

62566245, Jul 3, 2001

Filed:

Aug 17, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/135349

Inventors:

Larry C. Pollard - Highlands Ranch CO
Kurtis A. Haufschild - Littleton CO
Larry M. Rebenack - Boulder CO

Assignee:

Qwest Communications International, Inc. - Denver CO

International Classification:

G06F 700
G06F 1730

US Classification:

707 3

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. The report output files (160) may be created to obtain lower postal rates through presorting into postal discount categories such as carrier routes and zip code classifications.