1. A method for verifying the match of envelopes and documents in an automated matched mail system comprising a plurality of processing stations, the method comprising: for a first envelope and a first document, by a second scanner device, scanning a face of the envelope and, by one of a local control unit or a central control unit, extracting envelope-addressee data indicative of the human-readable addressee information on the envelope; by a first scanner device, scanning the document and, by one of a local control unit or a central control unit, extracting document data indicative of the content of the document; by one of a local control unit or a central control unit, searching through the document data to locate a match to the envelope-addressee data and designating an area of interest within the document at the location at which the match occurs; for a further envelope and a further document, by said second scanner device, scanning a face of the envelope and, by one of a local control unit or a central control unit, extracting envelope-addressee data indicative of the human-readable addressee information on the envelope; by said first scanner device, scanning the document and, by one of a local unit or a central control unit, extracting document-addressee data at a location within the document corresponding to said designated area of interest and, by one of a local control unit or a central control unit, comparing the envelope-addressee data and the document-addressee data so as to verify the match of the further envelope and further document.
1. A method for verifying the match of envelopes and documents in an automated matched mail system comprising a plurality of processing stations, the method comprising: for a first envelope and a first document, by a second scanner device, scanning a face of the envelope and, by one of a local control unit or a central control unit, extracting envelope-addressee data indicative of the human-readable addressee information on the envelope; by a first scanner device, scanning the document and, by one of a local control unit or a central control unit, extracting document data indicative of the content of the document; by one of a local control unit or a central control unit, searching through the document data to locate a match to the envelope-addressee data and designating an area of interest within the document at the location at which the match occurs; for a further envelope and a further document, by said second scanner device, scanning a face of the envelope and, by one of a local control unit or a central control unit, extracting envelope-addressee data indicative of the human-readable addressee information on the envelope; by said first scanner device, scanning the document and, by one of a local unit or a central control unit, extracting document-addressee data at a location within the document corresponding to said designated area of interest and, by one of a local control unit or a central control unit, comparing the envelope-addressee data and the document-addressee data so as to verify the match of the further envelope and further document. 2. A method as in claim 1 , wherein the further document is scanned only in the designated area of interest.