2D and Remittance Processing

Question – How much information is encoded and what size will a 2D symbol be ?

Answer – The direct mail and remittance activities of many companies represents a very labor intensive process that involves time and money, as well as delays that the use of a 2D code can reduce.

For remittance processing, much more information can be included in the 2D symbol than traditionally is included in the OCR scan line currently used. For example, a code that includes a unique identifier (account number), statement date etc. as is currently use, will take less than ½ inch square on the document. This may free space to be used by marketing messages, or sumply to reduce the overall size of the document. Reducing the size alone has a potential for huge savings in postage and handling.

For direct mail, much time is spent processing return mail. This activity often takes the form of re-keying information about the respondent. A 2D barcode containing 170 bytes of alpha-numeric data, will be encoded into a symbol approximately .7 inches square. This symbol can contain all of the information required for the return request, and much of the information that is currently re-keyed, eliminating the time and cost of that activity.

I would live to hear your ideas on how you imagine this exciting technology might help your company. Please feel free to send me your thoughts.

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For more information on the exciting technology, please call Fraser Ross at 888-999-COPI ext ‘FR’.

About Fraser Ross:

Fraser Ross, director of COPI's Custom Print Resources Group, is an internationally recognized expert in fonts for high volume computer output. If you have a question for Fraser Ross in his "Ask the Expert" column, e-mail us and we'll publish your question and Fraser's answer and expert advice in an upcoming issue of HVCO News. E-mail fr@888999copi.com